A Google Glass software can provide captions for hard-of-hearing users
The setting involves hard-of-hearing individuals wearing Glass while a second person speaks directly into a smartphone which converts speech into text.
Stanford Bio-X team creates miniature wireless device to study chronic pain
The project builds on earlier work that used light to control the activity of neurons that transmit pain, taking advantage of a technique called optogenetics.
Philips secures FDA’s 510(k) clearance to two of its telehealth apps
eCareCoordinator and eCareCompanion are the first clinical applications to be available through the cloud-based digital health platform.
HRSA awards $22M to improve healthcare in rural areas
More than $2.3 million went to the Evidence-Based Tele-Emergency Network Program and another $600,000 to the Telehealth Resource Centers.
Omada Health gets money from the California Health Care Foundation, The Kresge Foundation
The company will use the funding to support the testing and uptake of Prevent, Omada's online diabetes prevention program, with low-income populations.
CRI, Ginger.io and Verizon team-up to tackle hospitalization costs
coactionHealth was made to help people with complex mental and physical health conditions better manage their health and reduce healthcare costs.
Stanford and VitalMedicals show that Google Glass makes for better surgeons
20 Stanford residents were involved in the test, performing two types of surgeries on dummies, one with the help of Google Glass and one without.
HealthKit medical trials to launch at Stanford University Hospital and Duke University
Two prominent U.S. hospitals are preparing to launch pilots with diabetics and chronic disease patients using Apple's health platform.
Planned Parenthood unveils its telehealth service, will ship birth control to your door
Called Planned Parenthood Care, the service starts with client logging into the website or mobile app and connecting with a clinician to set up a video chat.
Global Kinetics Corporation’s Personal KinetiGraph clears the FDA
Said device is designed to improve the assessment and monitoring of symptoms of Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders that affect movement.