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New glasses allow doctors to see illnesses and… emotions?!
A lot of us take the fact that we can see a huge spectrum of colours for granted, but have you ever thought about why our cheeks flush when we’re ill? Or why our skin looks a little grey and dull when we’re feeling rundown? Well, according to evolutionary neurobiologist Dr. Mark Changizi (yep, that’s his ACTUAL job title) we’ve evolved to notice these subtle changes in colour in order to survive and help one another. … Read entire article »
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Mobilysis app and gadget could make dialysis a whole lot easier
Dialysis is a way of removing waste and excess water from the blood and it’s a lengthy process those living with kidney problems have to go through every week for hours at a time. But now a new gadget and app concept called Mobilysis could change the way dialysis works for the better. Mobilysis consists of a large, but comfortable, belt that’s worn around the patient’s waist. Clothes are able to fit over the device and … Read entire article »
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Docs soon to be able to prescribe mobile apps if Happtique has anything to do with it
For our US readers, the days of leaving your local hospital or surgery with a prescription for medication in your hand may soon be about to change… mHealth mobile app store Happtique today announced plans for the launch of a new programme that will enable physicians to prescribe mHealth apps to patients. With a trial period first, Happtique will see if its mRx mobile tool will encourage doctors to prescribe health applications and be effective enough to convince … Read entire article »
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New robotic concept helps lift and transfer patients
This strange looking contraption is the ITRI MediRobot, a concept design from Pilotfish, which aims to help medical professionals and care givers transport patients with limited mobility with quickly and efficiently. There are many ways patients can be transported just a few steps or even longer distances, but the ITRI MediRobot doesn’t require that you have more than one piece of equipment and displays all kind of information about weight and blood pressure through a series … Read entire article »
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Doctors use iPads to create calm and colourful hospital environment
We all know that going into hospital for any kind of test can be really unnerving, especially for little children, and now GE Healthcare in the US has developed a way to make patients a little more calm when they attend the hospital for an MRI scan, with the help of a trusty iPad. Together with PDC, the large healthcare company has created a customisable environment, which it calls a caring MR suite. The new immersive suite … Read entire article »
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MWC 2012: Etisalat’s Mobile Baby wins Best Mobile Health Innovation
Mobile World Congress, one of the biggest mobile tech events across the globe, officially kicked off this week in Barcelona. Although the focus is primarily on the biggest names in tech competing with their shiny new handsets, there were a few interesting mobile health announcements too. The event wasn’t like CES, with a huge health and fitness gadget or mobile section, but there was a dedicated ‘Best Mobile Health Innovation’ award, which went to Etisalat, a … Read entire article »
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CES 2012: Video demo of Ideal Life’s connected health system
Instead of just bringing out a connected health gadget, Ideal Life aims to create an eco-system of health devices within the home. From pedometers and blood pressure cuffs to digital scales and blood reading devices, all of the data is then sent to a patient portal, where users can look at their readings, as well as to a clinical back-end, where medical professionals can monitor the data, see if there are any issues and advise the … Read entire article »
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CES 2012: Video demo of Qualcomm AliveCor iPhone ECG – the app that could save your life
Hi, we have already written about AliveCor here. We did however manage to get a demo of the potentially life-saving software working on an iPhone. In case you missed it the software has already saved one life… Dr. Eric Topol, the chief academic officer of Scripps Health, who is also the author of a new book The Creative Destruction of Medicine, showed a prototype of a hand-held, clip-on smartphone electrocardiogram (EKG) reader, made by Qualcomm-funded AliveCor. Apparently, … Read entire article »
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CES 2012 – Forget hospital Matrons – here comes Ava the healthcare robot from iRobot
The Japanese have been using personal robots to monitor people’s health for many years, but now it seems like we might be about to start catching up. At CES 2012 iRobot,the company that makes the Roomba home-cleaning robots, was parading its Ava bot, a three-to-five-foot tall robot with an Apple iPad for a head. There are a number of potential uses for the bot, an obvious one is facilitating video conversations between people in remote locations, but … Read entire article »
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CES 2012 – Qualcomm to champion health, medical and fitness gadgets – AliveCor and Sotera Wireless
Qualcomm is one of the world’s leading tech companies and has an enormous business built on manufacturing the chips for mobile phones. It is also highly entrepreneurial and is often at the cutting edge of innovative new applications and features for mobile phones and gadgets. So no surprises then that it is championing medical and health gadgets. At a keynote at CES Chairman and CEO Dr. Paul Jacobs teamed up with Dr. Eric Topol, the chief … Read entire article »
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