Digital health is a hot market right now, with funding levels having tripled over the past year. Y Combinator graduate drchrono is one of many scrappy young startups aiming to change the stodgy old healthcare system. Indeed, drchrono strikes at one of the core problems of traditional healthcare: paperwork. Drchrono...
In the world of healthcare, medication adherence plays a vital role in ensuring positive treatment outcomes. However, studies have shown that a significant number of patients struggle to take their medications as prescribed, leading to suboptimal results and increased healthcare costs. GoodRx, an online pharmacy and telehealth app, aims to...
There has been a lot of interest and some fear in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years. As the limits of what can be achieved in technology are pushed further, and further, questions about the safety and morality of AI have come to the fore. However, a...
Huma, a prominent digital health company, has recently announced that its Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) platform has received Class II clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This significant milestone allows Huma to provide its disease-agnostic platform for monitoring patients of all ages, including pediatrics and...
A successful company's goal is to safely store digital data and operate it on a trusted platform, and companies worldwide are shifting to blockchain data storage. A blockchain organizes data into blocks and encrypts them, increasing data security. Blockchain has been the industry buzzword since 2009 when Satoshi Nakamoto implemented...
With many of us itching to return to “business as usual,” health experts say contact tracing is critical, but privacy problems have stymied this effort. Adoption rates are often dismal in countries and regions with contact-tracing apps: In the U.S., for instance, individual states’ adoption rests at 1% to 10% (with some states...
Fireflies-these tiny little insects have intrigued me since childhood especially when I run after them. The idea of a firefly glowing in the dark has positivity to it. Have you ever wondered how they work or hve you observed the phenomenon of fireflies glowing? “Be like a firefly, Be like...
We are all looking forward to the day when we have a vaccine for the COVID-19 coronavirus. It cannot come soon enough for any of us -- we want this nightmare to be over. But the COVID-19 logistics will require unprecedented global cooperation and must be supported by a massive...
Artificial Intelligence and telemedicine are no more diverse. It has helped the digital health industry to emerge high from the scratch. This article outlines the various work areas of telemedicine and how Artificial Intelligence can change the life of healthcare systems even with challenges over the years. Table of contents...
The development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has increased rapidly. Not only does it play a role in the field of entertainment and communication, but the future traces of AI in the area of health and life begin to be seen. In some countries, AI is integrated into sophisticated analytical...
Robots seem like the stuff of science fiction. NASA’s new LEMUR robot, designed to climb rock walls on Mars, is no exception. But here on Earth, the forward march of automation continues, transforming business and society. But there’s a barrier holding us back from realizing the full potential of emerging...
One household name that comes to mind when one considers the early days of mobile phones is Nokia. Other than mobile phones, Nokia also deals in mobile networks, virtual reality and digital health. Just yesterday, they launched a service that would solve urbanization challenges. IoT for Smart Cities and Sensing-as-a-Service says...
Under Armour is an American company that manufactures footwear, sports, and casual apparel. The Baltimore based company had ambitions to become a major player in the Digital Health Industry, having already released the Under Armour Band, the HealthBox, and the Gemini 2 RE. Now they have announced that they will stop making any more hardware. ...
Samsung released the Simband way back in 2014 and was meant to be a reference wearable for the manufacturers to tinker with. This unit was packed full of sensors, which also included sensors that could track blood pressure, skin temperature, sweat production, blood volume, heart rate and much more. ...
The Samsung Developer Conference is the main dev conference for Devs interested in developing apps and games for Android and Tizen based Samsung devices. This conference is specifically designed to bring together thousands of developers, technologists, business leaders, innovators, designers, and content creators. This will help them to network and...
Wearable electronics drastically influenced the health and fitness industry in the recent times. Hence the number of hardware manufacturers building smart wearable devices, such as smartwatches and fitness trackers, has been on the rise and so are the number of health and fitness based smart services being developed by individuals...
In what seems like a second, LVL Technologies (formerly known as BSX Athletics), has raised $6.75 million. This fundraiser was led by Samsung Catalyst Fund and it saw the likes of Maxim Integrated Products contributing to the course as well as other investors. This company had initially raised $2.5 million...
There’s a small cadre of highly skilled big data professionals and doctors who are leveraging technology to help you live a longer, healthier life. Armed with mountains of government-funded genomic data sets along with mature and easily accessible analytics tools, these technicians and doctors are building apps, tools, and systems...
A lot has been said about the Internet of Things (IoT) — a broad development in various technologies across industries that is fundamentally changing the innovation cycle everywhere — but how much is real? “One of the things that we should grasp about the IoT is that we are currently...
One of the most famous advertisements in history, the “Kodak Moment,” symbolized much more than a brand. It was a mantra of life, one that united pictures, memories, and nostalgia. The new “Kodak Moment” is that moment when executives miss how customers and markets are shifting in favor of preserving...
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