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The watch has its most advanced software yet, complete with long-awaited features -- here's how to use them.

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AR Telemedicine Shown To Help Surgeons Guide First-Responders In Battlefield

When a soldier is wounded in the battlefield, it becomes very difficult to give them proper care, because operating rooms are too far from the battlefield. Generally, the Wounded in Action are far more numerous than those killed. A team of researchers from Purdue University and the Indiana University School of Medicine has developed an […]

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Best Back-to-School Sales 2020: The Ultimate Deals Guide

It's almost school season, and that can only mean one thing: Back-to-school sales

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Facedrive Launching Pilot Project For Its COVID-19 Contact Tracing Wearable in Partnership with LiUNA

Facedrive, a leading tech developer, based in Canada, announced that its COVID-19 contact tracing wearable solution TraceSCAN is launching a pilot project in partnership with the Labourers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) in early August. Related VOS Systems Launches Contact Tracing Platform AlertTrace To Provide Precise COVID-19 Tracing For Employees “The safety and well-being […]

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The Oppo Watch charges its way to a day’s worth of battery life in 15 minutes

The design looks familiar, but the battery tech is all-new

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3 smartwatch deals you can’t afford to miss today

The Apple Watch Series 3 and Series 5, and the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2, are currently on sale for as low as $169

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Dawson Racing Collaborates With Square 1 Flex For Its New Contactless Payment And Dawson Racing Themed Wearable

Dawson Racing announced its association with Atlanta, Georgia-based Square 1 Flex for its new custom Visa payment-enabled e-wallet and Dawson Racing themed wearable device. As consumers increasingly look for touchless payment opportunities, the new offerings will allow fans to complete transactions more safely on or off the track, while earning points through the new loyalty […]

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‘Cove’ Wearable Reduces Stress And Improves Sleep By Silently Applying Gentle Vibrations Behind Your Ears

Feelmore Labs, an innovative wellness technology company driven by neuroscience, unveiled its inaugural product, Cove, a wearable device that effortlessly reduces stress and improves sleep. Using cutting-edge, patented neuroscience technology, the device silently applies gentle vibrations behind the ears that initiate a natural biological pathway between the skin and the brain. By harnessing this connection, […]

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AUGUST 2020

Medicsen – The painless alternative to manage chronic diseases Medicsen developed a needle-free smart patch for painless drug delivery through the skin, based on ultrasound waves that safely increase the permeability of the skin. The device can be standardised to multiple drugs (insulin, heparin, antibodies), is controllable with electronic means, and they have validated the […]

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Energy Harvesting Nanogenerators Offer New Option For Monitoring Health

Wearable medical devices offer a convenient means of monitoring many physiological features of our body. These devices, which include insulin pumps, continuous heart rate monitors, and neural stimulators, need an electric power source to function. Now, a team of scientists at Purdue University has developed self-powered wearable triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-based contact […]

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Loughborough University Student Designs Digital Guide Dog For The Blind

Guide dogs help blind people by leading them to their desired destination. However, only a small proportion of blind people use a guide dog to get around, and for others, it is not even an option due to prohibiting lifestyle reasons – such as allergies, expenses or house size. Anthony Camu, a final year Industrial […]

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Best Back-to-School Sales 2020: The Ultimate Deals Guide

It's almost school season, and that can only mean one thing: Back-to-school sales

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Best smartwatch deals for August 2020: Samsung, Fitbit, and Apple Watch sales

Smartwatches make life easier by sending alerts right on your wrist. Many also provide fitness-tracking features, so now is a great time to pick one up for cheap. With so many models available, you can find a deal on one almost all of the time.

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How to track your sleep with an Apple Watch

Want to track your sleep using the Apple Watch? Our handy guide will help you get started with the basics.

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electroCore Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for use of gammaCore Sapphire CV For COVID-19 Treatment

One of the symptoms of COVID-19 is respiratory problems, and people with asthma are badly affected by the disease as it can make breathing even more difficult. Now, electroCore, a commercial-stage bioelectronic medicine company, announced that the FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) authorizing the use of gammaCore Sapphire CV non-invasive vagus nerve […]

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Mobvoi TicWatch C2 Plus Review: Powered up and ready for 2020

A sensible internal upgrade and classic good looks make the TicWatch C2 Plus smartwatch a sensible buy.

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AR Startup NuEyes Launches 2020 MassChallenge HealthTech Pilot Study in Partnership With MCB and MeHI

NuEyes, a leading augmented reality smartglass company that empowers those who suffer from severe vision loss, announced a new pilot study in collaboration with the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) and Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI). The pilot is being conducted as part of the 2020 MassChallenge HealthTech program, an effort to boost startups at […]

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These are the best cheap Apple Watch deals for August 2020

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Garmin confirms ransomware cyberattack shut down services

The attack shut down services for days

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SSIVIX Lab Rolls Out One-Stop MyCLNQ Digital Health App To Meet Healthcare Needs Digitally

Singapore-based HealthTech startup SSIVIX Lab has launched its MyCLNQ mobile app, which provides several key benefits to enhance the quality of life for the community. The startup has currently 15,000 users for its MyCLNQ app and plans to expand regionally in the next two years. Read more Theranica Partners With Cove to Expand Availability of […]

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Garmin services slowly coming back to life after reported ransomware attack

But some users are still having trouble reconnecting

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Global Motion Sensor Market Size Projected To Reach USD 8.7 Billion By 2025

The global motion sensor market size is projected to touch USD 8.7 billion by 2025. The market is anticipated to grow at 7.8% CAGR, according to a new report by Million Insights. The growing use of motion sensors in gaming devices and consumer electronics is driving the market growth. Rapidly increasing consumer electronics market is […]

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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 3: Everything we know so far

The next Galaxy Watch will keep the old look and feel

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 code reveals support for hand gestures, fall detection

The new wearable is expected to be unveiled on August 5

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OCBC Bank Launches Healthcare App With Partners To Provide Access To Over 100 Telehealth Doctors

As Singapore enters a safe re-opening phase, OCBC Bank has partnered with seven medical groups to launch the HealthPass by OCBC mobile app, providing access to more than 100 general practitioners (GPs) and specialists. The app will address the healthcare needs of all Singapore residents over the age of 18, including non-OCBC Bank customers. Read […]

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Healthcare Organizations Using Technology To Address Health Disparities During COVID-19 Pandemic

In the U.S., one of the biggest health disparities comes from racial and ethnic differences. Health disparities related to race take on many forms, including higher rates of chronic disease and premature death compared to whites.

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These disparities were only made more apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Black, Native American Indian, and Latinx communities faced the highest rates of severe illness, according to the CDC.

Addressing Social determinants of health (SDOH) and preventing people from getting sick can be a more effective strategy than simply treating them afterward, reports MobiHealthNews.

Organizations such as NowPow and ChristianCare are focusing on SDOH by offering platforms that connect health systems, health providers and health plans to community resources.

“Long-standing systemic health and social inequities have put some members of racial and ethnic minority groups at increased risk of getting COVID-19 or experiencing severe illness, regardless of age,” the CDC said on its website.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, NowPow had to adjust its services for customers located in the heart of the pandemic. Some of the company’s largest networks were in New York, New Jersey and Illinois.

“We were in the thick of it, and we immediately, because we’re supporting these larger organizations, understood the magnitude of what was happening,” Kohler said.

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As a result, NowPow began integrating “COVID status tags” in the platform to keep users up to date on what was opening and in what capacity.

The company also created a rapid sign-on system where a link could be sent out by text to a potential user to immediately get them registered on the platform. New emergency services popping up in the areas covered by NowPow could use the rapid sign-on to get added to the registry.

“NowPow has made it our business to know more than 45,000 community and emergency-relief services which are open and operating,” Lindau said. “So when we send people to places – people who have a real need and who find it hard to get to places under the current circumstances – those [services] are there to help them.”

Other companies, like Unite Us, which was featured in a recent HIMSS20 Digital session, have also been addressing SDOH during the pandemic.

As people begin to look past the pandemic, the need to change the way the U.S. treats healthcare has become evident, the MobiHealthNews report said.

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Other health organizations are focusing on legislation like the Social Determinants Accelerator Act, which would provide funding and assistance for community-based health to address SDOH.

If passed, the bill would help set up grants from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, increase coordination between health and social service programs, and set up program-evaluation criteria.

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These are the best Samsung Galaxy Watch deals for July 2020

If you want the best smart wearable that's not an Apple Watch, check out the best Samsung Galaxy Watch deals.

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Garmin app, website go offline after reported ransomware attack - CNET

The wearable company said it's working to resolve the issue.

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Amazon Prime Day 2020: When is it, and what can we expect?

Prime Day 2020 won't arrive until July, but that doesn't mean we can't start getting into the spirit now.

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Samsung Galaxy Buds Live make an appearance on Samsung’s site, will launch soon

The bean-shaped earbuds are a lock to debut at the Galaxy Unpacked event

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Noninvasive Wearable Sensors to Advance Chronic Respiratory Disease Management In Patients Around the World

According to a new report by Transparency Market Research (TMR), the global respiratory monitoring devices market is expected to garner around 6% CAGR during 2019 to 2027.

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The popularity of non-invasive methods has helped the pulse oximeters segment climb to valuation of approximately US$ 3.4 Bn by 2027.

Research analysts at TMR assert that manufacturers in the respiratory monitoring devices market should focus on improving the effectiveness, convenience, and reliability of sensors in spirometry and capnometry. In particular, focus on innovation on flow and pressure sensors to improve management of respiratory diseases in all clinical settings, says a press release.

Key Findings of Respiratory Monitoring Devices Market Report

• Of the various types of products, pulse oximeter segment held the leading share in 2018 in respiratory monitoring devices market
• Of all the end-use segments, hospitals held the majority of market share in 2018
• Home care is expected to rise at promising pace and will gain share by the end of 2027
• Among the various key regional markets, North America accounted for the majority of share in 2018
• Asia Pacific respiratory monitoring devices market to rise at robust CAGR of ~7% during 2019 – 2027

Respiratory Monitoring Devices Market: Key Driving Factors and Promising Avenues

• Growing focus on respiratory health in worldwide population is a key driver for opportunities in the respiratory monitoring devices market. The prevalence and mortality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma is a key factor bolstering the demand for respiratory monitoring devices for diagnostic and therapeutic ends.
• To put things in perspective, per a 2017 report by the WHO, 3 million die every year due to COPD. Further, asthma is the third leading cause of death worldwide
• Rapidly aging population and increasing pollution levels have fueled the prospects in the respiratory monitoring devices market. According to a projection by the WHO, the geriatric population will touch 1.5 Bn by 2050.
• Advances in performance of polysomnography have improved clinical evaluation of problems in sleep patterns, thereby boosting the respiratory monitoring devices market.
• The growing clinical role of respiratory monitoring devices in managing sleep apnea. Over the years, sleep monitoring devices have grown in clinical relevance
• In recent years, numerous product approvals have been made in home care segments. The application smart peak flow meters in detecting asthma exacerbations has also fueled revenues in the respiratory monitoring devices market.

Desktop spirometer by COSMED (Image credit: COSMED, Wikimedia commons)

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The Respiratory Monitoring Devices Market can be segmented as follows:

Product

• Pulse Oximeters
• Capnographs
• Spirometers
• Polysomnographs (PSG)
• Peak Flow Meters
• Gas Analyzers
• Others

End User

• Home care
• Hospitals
• Ambulatory Surgical Centers
• Specialty Clinics

Region

• North America
  • S.
  • Canada
• Europe
  • Germany
  • K.
  • France
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
  • Japan
  • China
  • India
  • Australia & New Zealand
  • Rest of Asia Pacific
• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Rest of Latin America
• Middle East & Africa
  • GCC Countries
  • South Africa
  • Rest of Middle East & Africa

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Chugai and Biofourmis Collaborating to Develop Digital Solution For Objective Assessment of Pain

Chugai Pharmaceutical, one of Japan’s leading research-based pharmaceutical companies and Biofourmis, a Boston-based digital therapeutics company, announced that they have partnered to develop a digital solution for the objective assessment of pain associated with endometriosis.

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Endometriosis is the repeated proliferation and shedding of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, accompanied by dysmenorrhea (pain with menstruation) and chronic lower abdominal pain. It is also a cause of infertility. This disease affects one out of 10 women in their 20s to 40s. The only existing medications are hormonal agents. Moreover, if the pain cannot be controlled by drugs, the only treatment is surgical removal of the endometriotic tissue, says a press release.

Pain is one of the main symptoms of endometriosis and therapeutically important. The severity of pain may vary from day to day, and it can be a major issue that affects patients’ quality of life.

The Chugai-Biofourmis partnership will leverage Biofourmis’ Biovitals platform to co-develop a novel digital technology for the objective assessment of pain using biosensors and artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithms. The solution will be validated in a global, multi-center observational study enrolling more than 120 endometriosis patients.

The digital solution for managing patients with endometriosis in an ambulatory setting will include a wearable, clinical-grade biosensor to capture physiology biomarkers and a patient-facing mobile app to monitor symptoms, with a gamification engine for patient engagement. The AI-based technology will provide a continuous quantification of pain by applying analytics to physiology biomarkers. The platform will also include a clinician-facing web dashboard for remote review and intervention.

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“Through the partnership with Biofourmis, a leading company in research, development and commercialization of digital therapeutics, Chugai will set out to objectively assess pain associated with endometriosis and better understand its pathology,” said Satoko Shisai, Chugai’s Vice President, Head of Digital & IT Supervisory Division. “Through this partnership, Chugai is demonstrating its commitment to applying the most advanced digital technologies to better understand the real-life needs of patients and to develop innovative solutions for society, as outlined in the CHUGAI DIGITAL VISION 2030.”

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Kuldeep Singh Rajput, CEO and founder of Biofourmis, said: “Chugai aims to become a top innovator by utilizing digital technologies, and we are thrilled to partner with them.” He added: “This unique collaboration with Chugai is another indicator of the growing consensus in the healthcare industry that combining digital solutions with therapeutic developments—from discovery to patient care—is a powerful way to augment efficiency. Digital solutions can deliver faster, more reliable insights to clinicians to aid interventions, while increasing engagement and improving outcomes for patients and lowering healthcare costs for all stakeholders.”

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The best cheap GoPro alternatives that won’t leave you broke for July 2020

Hot weather is here. A good action camera is a perfect way to record your adventures

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MIT Researchers Develop New Method of Stimulating Neurons

To manipulate neural cells, doctors and scientists routinely use two methods – electrical stimulation and chemical pharmaceuticals. However, these methods have their drawbacks. Chemicals are usually slow to take effect and have side effects, while electrical stimulation usually requires invasive wires, and is nearly impossible to administer within certain parts of the brain. Now, researchers at MIT and elsewhere have found a new method for stimulating neurons.

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The finding might offer a step toward new kinds of therapeutic treatments, similar to electrically based neurostimulation that has been used to treat Parkinson’s disease and other conditions. Unlike those systems, which require an external wire connection, the new system would be completely contact-free after an initial injection of particles, and could be reactivated at will through an externally applied magnetic field, reports David L. Chandler at MIT News.

The researchers reported their finding in the journal ACS Nano.

“An interesting thing about the nervous system is that neurons can actually detect forces,” says MIT postdoc Alexander Senko PhD. “That’s how your sense of touch works, and also your sense of hearing and balance.” The team targeted a particular group of neurons within a structure known as the dorsal root ganglion, which forms an interface between the central and peripheral nervous systems, because these cells are particularly sensitive to mechanical forces.

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The key to the new process was developing minuscule discs with an unusual magnetic property, which can cause them to start fluttering when subjected to a certain kind of varying magnetic field. These discs, which are hundreds of nanometers in diameter, contain a vortex configuration of atomic spins when there are no external magnetic fields applied. This makes the particles behave as if they were not magnetic at all, making them exceptionally stable in solutions. When these discs are subjected to a very weak varying magnetic field of a few millitesla, with a low frequency of just several hertz, they switch to a state where the internal spins are all aligned in the disc plane. This allows these nanodiscs to act as levers — wiggling up and down with the direction of the field, the MIT report said.

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The work is still in its infancy, said Polina Anikeeva, an associate professor in the departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Brain and Cognitive Sciences. “This is a very first demonstration that it is possible to use these particles to transduce large forces to membranes of neurons in order to stimulate them.”

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Vitls Wins FDA Clearance For Its Remote Patient Monitoring Platform

Houston, Texas-based Vitls Inc. won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Vitls Platform. The Vitls Platform is a combination of a vitals monitoring patch, cloud storage, and an app that lets clinicians monitor patients in multiple healthcare settings – from the hospital to the home.

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“Obtaining and managing patient vitals in a distributed environment can be challenging. The Vitls Platform, with its wearable device and accompanying software, offers a better chance for continuous, unobtrusive, remote monitoring, to better manage patient care in a multitude of scenarios,” said Stephen Meyer, former president & chief executive officer of Welch Allyn, reports BusinessWire.

Vitls developed a clinical-grade platform that enables healthcare providers to reliably and accurately monitor key patient vital signs in real-time. The Vitls Platform consists of Tégo, a small and unobtrusive wearable that wirelessly records vital signs; the Vitls Cloud, where data is stored and then sent to hospital systems, the Vitls App and other connected devices; and the Vitls App, which displays the data in an intuitive layout.

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Data collected with the Vitls Platform gives healthcare providers a complete picture of a patient’s status, paving the way for early intervention and improved outcomes. Studies show that deterioration can be identified and treated more than 60 percent earlier with continuous, remote monitoring.

“When my eldest son suffered from febrile seizures, we couldn’t find anything reliable and accurate enough to alert us at the onset of his fevers; we developed Tégo to address the challenge of intermittent monitoring and late detection for both patients and clinicians,” said Werner Vorster, chief executive officer and founder of Vitls Inc. “With this FDA clearance and our US launch planned for Q3/2020, we are much closer to our goal of making continuous monitoring the standard of care in healthcare settings, as well as in the home. Healthcare needs accurate, clinical grade, continuous monitoring – especially now during COVID-19 – and we’re proud and fortunate to be in a position to help.”

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Vitls Inc. is a digital healthcare company that focuses on remote monitoring of patient vital signs throughout the care continuum. The company developed the Vitls Platform which consists of the Tégo wearable, an unobtrusive patch that continuously collects vital signs and other data from the wearer, the Vitls Cloud, and the Vitls App.

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Best smartwatch deals for July 2020: Samsung, Fitbit, and Apple Watch sales

Smartwatches make life easier by sending alerts right on your wrist. Many also provide fitness-tracking features, so now is a great time to pick one up for cheap. With so many models available, you can find a deal on one almost all of the time.

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These are the best cheap Apple Watch deals for July 2020

The Apple Watch has surged to prominence in recent years. If you're in the market for an iOS wearable, we've sniffed out the best Apple Watch deals available right now.

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These smart devices will help you stay cool without central air

Need some ways to stay cool this summer? We've got you covered with these truly smart devices.

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The best smart rings: The next frontier for wearable tech

The future of wearables may reside on your finger as opposed to your wrist. Here are our favorite smart rings.

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Wearables Playing Crucial Role In Patient Monitoring During COVID-19 Pandemic

Wearable technologies can be innovative solutions for healthcare problems. According to a literature review of wearable technology applications by Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, Inc. (HIMSS), wearable applications can directly impact clinical decision making. Wearable technologies enable the continuous monitoring of human physical activities and behaviors, as well as physiological and biochemical parameters during daily life. The most commonly measured data include vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature, as well as blood oxygen saturation, posture, and physical activities through the use of electrocardiogram (ECG), ballistocardiogram (BCG) and other devices.

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Wearable technology is playing a crucial role during the current pandemic. For example, according to Harvard University, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, in March 2020, the South Korean government implemented a smartphone app to supervise the self-quarantine of those who met criteria for confirmed contact with individuals who were confirmed to have the viral infection, according to news provided by FinancialBuzz.com.

Nemaura Medical, Inc. announced earlier last week breaking news that it has, “issued a presentation outlining potential new applications for monitoring disease progression in Covid-19 patients using Continuous Lactate Monitoring (CLM). The company’s both CGM and CLM products are based on Nemaura’s BEAT platform, which is designed to non-invasively extract a number of analytes through the skin. By adapting the sensor chemistry, algorithm and mobile app interface initially developed for sugarBEAT, the BEAT platform has the potential to be utilized for several markets beyond glucose monitoring and diabetes. Nemaura is evaluating the timelines for bringing the CLM to market as a Class 2 approved Medical Device.

OPKO Health, Inc. announced earlier this month that it will conduct COVID-19 testing for all Major League Soccer (MLS) players as well as match officials, and Club and League staff participating in the MLS is Back Tournament. MLS has chosen BioReference as its laboratory to assist in informing its return-to-play policies for the Tournament kicking off in Orlando in early July.

Moderna, Inc. announced last week the publication of an interim analysis of the open-label Phase 1 study of mRNA-1273, its vaccine candidate against COVID-19, in The New England Journal of Medicine. This interim analysis evaluated a two-dose vaccination schedule of mRNA-1273 given 28 days apart across three dose levels (25, 100, 250 µg) in 45 healthy adult participants ages 18-55 years, and reports results through Day 57.

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Koninklijke Philips N.V. reported earlier this month that it had introduced first-of-its-kind mobile Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in India. Designed to meet the critical-care requirements of patients, each prefabricated ICU has a capacity of nine beds. The units will be locally manufactured by Philips in India, with each ICU unit capable of being deployed in one day. India is in the top 5 countries with the highest amount of COVID-19 cases. The country’s healthcare system is under immense pressure as infections spike. Leveraging its clinical, technical and design expertise, Philips has developed new mobile ICUs to address the challenging needs of critical-care services in India.

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iBio, Inc. announced back in June that IBM Watson Health had selected iBio to receive 18 months of use of the IBM Clinical Development (ICD) solution, free-of-charge. IBM Watson Health recently began offering its ICD solution to eligible trial sponsor organizations as part of its efforts to help support the medical community to address the COVID-19 pandemic. IBM Watson Health has received interest in the offering from numerous hospitals, sponsors, contract research organizations and academic institutions, and is currently enabling 15 COVID-19 disease trials.

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How Health Technology Is Transforming The Lives Of Women Across The Globe

Innovations in health tech are changing the way people access healthcare. At the same time these innovations are enabling people to learn more about their bodies.

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Women, in particular, are benefiting from health tech innovations as this group is worse affected by the limitations of health and sex education, reports MobiHealthNews.

Women make up about half (49%) of the world’s population. Statistics show that women live longer than men, but they may spend a greater part of their lives in poor health for various reasons. In the developing world, pregnancy and childbirth take a heavy toll on women’s health. Worldwide, nearly 380,000 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy each year.

From wearable breast pumps to digital birth control, the Femtech market is gearing up to see an unprecedented wave of innovation.

Dr Deborah Maufi, a project manager at the Health[e]Foundation, saw the harm of ignorance and misinformation firsthand in her native Tanzania.

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“It made me really aware…that a lot of educated women also don’t know [about their reproductive rights]. Now imagine those who are not educated at all,” Maufi said. In response, she developed an app called MyHealth@Hand. Using the app, pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa can connect with healthcare workers. “They can share health data and also the woman has access to health information about pregnancy and the newborn and can also chat to the healthcare professional in the app,” she said.

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The Femtech market could appeal to women of all ages, races and nationalities. Innovations in this field aren’t only making it possible for women to manage their health on a more personalized level, but it is enabling them to learn more about their own health.

The key benefit of combining education with the digital is its accessibility. “Almost everything that we do now is digital,” comments Dr. Maufi. “Even in developing countries: you see the economy’s very low, but people still have access to smartphones.”

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These are the best cheap Fitbit deals for July 2020

Out of shape? Get a head start on your summer beach bod with the best cheap Fitbit deals currently available.

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I've been wearing Oura, the smart ring NBA players are using to warn of possible Covid - CNET

The Oura ring senses temperature and it could be the beginning of a new wave of wearable health awareness in a time of pandemics.

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Accumold is a high-tech manufacturer of precision micro-molded plastic parts and components for markets that include micro-electronics, medical and micro-optic applications.  Processes include: insert molding, clean room molding and 2-shot molding.

Materials include: PEEK, Ultem and LCP.  www.accu-mold.com

Aaron Johnson is the Vice President of Marketing & Customer Strategy and a part of the technical sales team at Accumold. He is recognized as a leader on the subject on micro injection molding and has presented numerous technical presentations on micro molding technology and has been published in many industry trade publications. He has been with Accumold since 2005.

 

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These are the best cheap Apple Watch deals for July 2020

The Apple Watch has surged to prominence in recent years. If you're in the market for an iOS wearable, we've sniffed out the best Apple Watch deals available right now.

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US accuses supplier for Amazon, Apple, Dell, GM, Microsoft of human rights abuses - CNET

The company, whose tech helps power phones, tablets and wearables, is accused of helping China's campaign against Uighurs.

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UnitedHealth Group Launches New Digital Therapy To Improve Lives Of People With Type 2 Diabetes

UnitedHealth Group has launched an innovative new therapy that combines wearable technology and customized personal support to help improve the health of people living with type 2 diabetes.

The therapy — known as Level2 — helps eligible participants gain real-time insights about their condition and, for some, successfully reduce spikes in blood sugar levels or even achieve type 2 diabetes remission. Level2 equips eligible participants with integrated tools that include a mobile continuous glucose monitor (CGM), activity tracker, app-based alerts and one-on-one clinical coaching to help encourage healthier lifestyle decisions, such as food choices, exercise and sleep patterns. In the future, UnitedHealth Group may offer the Level2 model to support people with other chronic conditions beyond type 2 diabetes.

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Level2 is available at no additional cost to more than 230,000 employer-sponsored, fully insured UnitedHealthcare members in 27 states and Washington, D.C.

Maintaining appropriate blood sugar levels, as measured by hemoglobin A1C, is a key focus for people with diabetes. In a pilot study of more than 790 UnitedHealthcare members, certain Level2 participants achieved a clinically meaningful reduction in their A1C within 90 days. Participants who began this therapy with the most significantly elevated A1C (above 8.0%) saw the greatest reduction (more than 1 percentage point decrease on average). By helping participants better control blood sugar levels and, in certain cases, achieve type 2 diabetes remission, some Level2 participants no longer require medication for their condition. To date, Level2 has helped participants improve their health to the degree they eliminated the need for more than 450 prescriptions, reports UnitedHealth Group.

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“The combination of insights and resources in Level2 provides a high-touch, therapeutic benefit to help participants take charge of their type 2 diabetes and achieve better health,” said Amy Meister, D.O., CEO of Level2. “Connected devices such as continuous glucose monitors and activity trackers may be game-changers for the approximately 30 million people2 nationwide living with type 2 diabetes. By expanding this innovative new therapy to more members across the country, we are empowering people with actionable information and personalized support.”

Initial studies show that sudden changes in blood sugar levels among people with type 2 diabetes may indicate potential COVID-19 infections. Closely monitoring this metric among Level2 participants and supporting people at greater risk for COVID-19 complications, Level2 has demonstrated the ability to predict potential COVID-19 infections and help encourage access to needed medical care earlier. Type 2 diabetes may be a risk factor associated with worse outcomes related to COVID-19.3 However, people with type 2 diabetes whose blood sugar is stable may experience fewer medical complications and greater likelihood of recovery from COVID-19.

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Level2 is part of UnitedHealth Group’s industry-leading focus on integrating human support with advanced data analytics, including from real-time sources such as digital health technologies, to help improve and personalize therapies.

Level2 will be made available to select employers with self-funded plans later this year.

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3 Apple deals you can’t afford to miss this Monday

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Needle-Free CGM Startup Movano Exits Stealth Mode And Raises $10M In A Bridge Round

Movano Inc., a health-focused technology company dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for people affected by chronic health conditions, has raised $10M in a bridge round led by Tri-Valley Ventures. Taken alongside its prior investments, the company said it has now raised $27 million since its founding in 2018. The company said it will use the money to develop its first product – a wearable, non-invasive continuous glucose monitor (CGM) powered by Radio Frequency (RF) technology that is painless, smart and simple.

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of people with diabetes worldwide rose from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. Without proper management diabetes can lead to heart disease, kidney failure and other serious health complications. Despite the prevalence of diabetes, only a small number of people with diabetes use a CGM today, primarily due to affordability.

“There’s a considerable disconnect between the demand for an inconspicuous and inexpensive glucose measurement solution and what’s on the market. Today, people with diabetes have two options to get a glucose reading – either prick their finger daily or wear an expensive, disposable patch,” said Michael Leabman, founder and CEO of Movano. “We plan to bridge this gap, so that measuring your glucose becomes as simple as glancing at your wrist, whether you’re a person with diabetes, pre-diabetes or a part of the greater wellness community.  We’re going to break down the current cost, usability and accessibility barriers with CGMs so that anyone can manage their glucose levels with confidence and in a way that best suits their lifestyle.”

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Movano’s novel approach to glucose monitoring is centered around its patent-pending RF solution, which can be embedded in a wearable and connected to apps and the cloud. The combination of custom-built, miniature and highly flexible sensors, smart antennas and proprietary machine learning algorithms will form a glucose monitoring system that is more affordable and smaller in size than competing CGMs, reports GlobeNewsWire.

The company’s cloud-based network app will give users real-time data, including trending lines and time-in-range information. This will enable data sharing with healthcare providers, caregivers and family to optimize care routines, reinforce positive behaviors and serve as a catalyst for long-term behavioral changes. Armed with real-time knowledge about how glucose levels impact a person’s overall well-being, Movano’s solution is being designed as a valuable preventative care tool to aid users in making data-driven decisions, reducing the frequency of doctor and hospital visits.

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“What makes a digital health tool effective is its ability to keep consumers engaged without disrupting their normal routine and a design that makes the wearer feel like a person, not a patient,” said Greg Hitchan, Managing Partner of Tri-Valley Ventures. “What resonated with us about Movano is its consumer-centric approach to glucose management. Its non-invasive solution, which can be included in wearable devices, enables users to get a continuous reading no matter where they are. With the potential to improve the quality of life for so many people dealing with serious health conditions related to diabetes, we see a bright future for Movano and its technology.”

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Sleep tracking is coming to Apple Watch, but monitoring your sleep is a bad idea

Sleep tracking features on wearable devices offer little proven benefit, and in fact may do more harm than good. We recommend charging your device overnight instead of wearing it.

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Medtronic Wins FDA Clearance And CE Approval For LINQ II Insertable Cardiac Monitor

Medtronic, the global leader in medical technology, announced it has received U.S. FDA clearance and European CE Mark approval for its LINQ II insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) with remote programming, which enables clinicians to optimize device settings without the need for patients to return to the office or hospital. The LINQ II system also delivers improved device longevity (4.5 years*1) compared to other ICMs and enhanced accuracy to correctly detect abnormal heart rhythms, simplifying the diagnosis and monitoring of patients.

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LINQ II is a small (one-third the size of a AAA battery), wireless ICM for patients with abnormal heart rhythms who experience infrequent symptoms including dizziness, palpitations, syncope (fainting) and chest pain, thereby requiring long-term monitoring or ongoing management. The device will be commercially available in the U.S. and Europe later this summer, reports Medtronic.

“In the current COVID-19 environment, the LINQ II system offers patients a seamless way to experience ongoing connectivity between their device and their physician, while reducing the need for in-office visits,” said Rob Kowal, M.D., Ph.D., chief medical officer of the Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure division, which is part of the Cardiac and Vascular Group at Medtronic. “LINQ II gives physicians actionable data to help diagnose underlying heart conditions and define treatment protocols for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) or other abnormal heart rhythms.”

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The LINQ II device incorporates many of the features of LINQ with TruRhythm plus improvements that differentiate the device from other ICMs:

• Accuracy and Streamlined Workflows. The LINQ II device has the lowest published rates of AF false detections compared to previous ICMs.2-5 It also has an industry-exclusive Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC) detector to help with patient diagnosis; PVCs are extra, abnormal heartbeats that begin in the ventricles, and disrupt the heart rhythm. Additionally, clinicians spend 33 percent less time reviewing ICM transmissions,6 resulting in potential office efficiencies and reduced costs due to more streamlined workflows.
• Remote Programming. The LINQ II ICM offers remote programming, which reduces the need for patients to come into the office to have their device settings adjusted – a benefit for both patients and physicians, especially during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
• Remote Patient Management. Patients with the LINQ II ICM can choose one of two monitoring options to fit their lifestyles and increase remote monitoring compliance, potentially leading to improved patient outcomes:
  • Patients can use their smartphones to automatically transfer device data via the MyCareLink Heart mobile app using BlueSync technology that enables secure communication via Bluetooth.
  • Patients who are unable or prefer not to use a cell phone can transmit device data with the MyCareLink Relay Home Communicator.
• Increased Longevity. The LINQ II device offers an extended duration of continuous monitoring at 4.5 years*1. Continuous monitoring gives physicians greater insights into patient data, aids in diagnoses and helps them manage chronic cardiac arrhythmias.

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In collaboration with leading clinicians, researchers and scientists worldwide, Medtronic offers the broadest range of innovative medical technology for the interventional and surgical treatment of cardiovascular disease and cardiac arrhythmias.

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Fitness App Market Poised To Grow at a CAGR of 12%, Reaching 1.68 Billion During 2020-2024 Period

According to a new report by Technavio, the fitness app market is poised to grow by USD 1.68 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of 12% during the forecast period. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment.

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Although the COVID-19 pandemic continues to transform the growth of various industries, the immediate impact of the outbreak is varied. While a few industries will register a drop in demand, numerous others will continue to remain unscathed and show promising growth opportunities, reports BusinessWire.

The market is fragmented, and the degree of fragmentation will accelerate during the forecast period. adidas AG, ASICS Digital Inc., Azumio Inc., BetterME., FitNow Inc., Google LLC, Nike Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Under Armour Inc., and YAZIO GmbH are some of the major market participants. To make the most of the opportunities, market vendors should focus more on the growth prospects in the fast-growing segments, while maintaining their positions in the slow-growing segments, the Technavio report said.

Increasing demand for wearable devices has been instrumental in driving the growth of the market.

Technavio’s custom research reports offer detailed insights on the impact of COVID-19 at an industry level, a regional level, and subsequent supply chain operations. This customized report will also help clients keep up with new product launches in direct & indirect COVID-19 related markets, upcoming vaccines and pipeline analysis, and significant developments in vendor operations and government regulations.

Source: Technavio

Fitness App Market is segmented as below:

Gender

• Female
• Male

Application

• Lifestyle Monitoring
• Health Monitoring
• Others

Geographic Landscape

• APAC
• North America
• Europe
• South America
• MEA

Fitness App Market 2020-2024: Scope

Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources. The fitness app market report covers the following areas:

• Fitness App Market Size
• Fitness App Market Trends
• Fitness App Market Analysis

This study identifies the proliferation of a variety of fitness apps as one of the prime reasons driving the fitness app market growth during the next few years.

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Technavio suggests three forecast scenarios (optimistic, probable, and pessimistic) considering the impact of COVID-19. Technavio’s in-depth research has direct and indirect COVID-19 impacted market research reports.

Vendor Analysis

• Vendors covered
• Vendor classification
• Market positioning of vendors
• adidas AG
• ASICS Digital Inc.
• Azumio Inc.
• FitNow Inc.
• Google LLC
• Nike Inc.
• Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Under Armour Inc.
• YAZIO GmbH

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MU Engineers Develop New Method Of Allowing Patients To Draw Their Biomedical Sensors On Skin

Some of the most widely used wearable devices are applications for assessing and monitoring vital signs. However, they are typically complex devices and tend to be expensive and fragile. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have invented a method of using simple graphite pencils and paper to create highly functional bioelectronic devices.

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The researchers said their discovery could have broad future applications in home-based, personalized health care, education and remote scientific research such as during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Their findings are published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Zheng Yan, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, said many existing commercial on-skin biomedical devices often contain two major components — a biomedical tracking component and a surrounding flexible material, such as plastic, to provide a supportive structure for the component to maintain an on-skin connection with a person’s body, reports Eric Stann in Mizzou News.

“The conventional approach for developing an on-skin biomedical electronic device is usually complex and often expensive to produce,” he said. “In contrast, our approach is low-cost and very simple. We can make a similar device using widely available pencils and paper.”

Zheng Yan (Image credit: University of Missouri)

Leads in the pencil are made of various levels of graphite, clay and wax. Since their invention, they’ve been used for writing and drawing. In this new study, the researchers discovered that pencils containing more than 90% graphite are able to conduct a high amount of energy created from the friction between paper and pencil caused by drawing or writing. Specifically, the researchers found pencils with 93% graphite were the best for creating a variety of on-skin bioelectronic devices drawn on commercial office copy paper. Yan said a biocompatible spray-on adhesive could also be applied to the paper to help it stick better to a person’s skin. He said their next step would be to further develop and test the use of the biomedical components, including electrophysiological, temperature and biochemical sensors.

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“For example, if a person has a sleep issue, we could draw a biomedical device that could help monitor that person’s sleep levels,” he said. “Or in the classroom, a teacher could engage students by incorporating the creation of a wearable device using pencils and paper into a lesson plan. Furthermore, this low-cost, easily customizable approach could allow scientists to conduct research at home, such as during a pandemic.”

An additional benefit to their approach, Yan said, is that paper can decompose in about a week, compared to many commercial devices that contain components that are not easily broken down.

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HandsFree Health Files Patent For Secure and Personalized Health Experience For Users

HandsFree Health, well-known for its WellBe, a secure, HIPAA compliant, voice-enabled virtual health assistant platform, announced the company has filed a new patent to add to its technology portfolio. The patent-pending technology identifies individuals within a household so that each person has a secure and personalized health experience within the HandsFree Health platform.

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“Our new patent-pending technology provides layers of security for WellBe smart speaker users to ensure that their interactions with the voice technology device will be unique to them,” said Dan Messina, Co-Founder, HandsFree Health. “This new patent uses a series of security components to not only identify household members, but also provide them with a unique and personalized voice technology experience based on their own health and wellness preferences.”

This new patent filed covers a variety of technology features in the HandsFree Health WellBe device that allow each family member to have a secure experience. The individualized support includes personalized care, appointment and medication reminders, and different colored lights for each family member who is interacting with the WellBe smart speaker. This latest patent builds on the HandsFree Health patent portfolio which also includes patent-pending technology which allows remote setup of the HandsFree Health platform from anywhere in the U.S, says a press release.

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HandsFree Health’s HIPAA-compliant, proprietary product offerings for the healthcare market include a voice assistant, mobile applications, and wearable devices. The devices will be sold on the HandsFree Health website as well as major retailers later this month.

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HandsFree Health was recently featured at VOICE Global Summit, a worldwide conference highlighting leaders in voice technology. HandsFree Health’s Co-Founder was also named a PM360 ELITE winner (Exceptional-Leaders-Innovators-Transformers-Entrepreneurs), as one of the 100 most influential people in the healthcare industry. Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser awarded HandsFree Health’s Co-Founder with a 2019 Digital Innovator Award for WellBe. HandsFree Health was also featured at Microsoft Build 2019 demonstrating artificial intelligence integration for the healthcare market.

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Thinklabs One Electronic Stethoscope Keeping Healthcare Professionals Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic

To stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic many healthcare companies are implementing telehealth and telemedicine platforms and wearable devices that allow remote patient monitoring. Now, Thinklabs One announced the launch of its electronic stethoscope that helps keep healthcare workers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic by allowing Safe Distance Auscultation. This is the process by which doctors can listen to patients’ hearts and lungs while wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) or from a safe distance with the use of external speakers, or earbuds.

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Thinklabs One helps doctors listen to patients’ heart and lungs, which is imperative to a doctor’s ability to treat patients, particularly those affected by COVID-19. Currently in use at prestigious medical facilities including Johns Hopkins, Mount Sinai, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Thinklabs One features more than 100X amplification, as compared to a traditional acoustic stethoscope, says a press release.

Conventional stethoscopes with rubber tubing are not compatible with layers of PPE. The Thinklabs One has no tubing—just a universal size jack that can connect to speakers, headphones, or a Bluetooth transmitter to listen from a distance. This makes it easier to listen to patients’ lungs over the noise caused by the filtration and purification systems in some PPE, or to set up telemedicine systems to listen to patients in separate rooms. The Thinklabs One is used extensively in telemedicine practices, and Thinklabs has created partnerships with key video conferencing providers including Zoom, Vidyo, Vsee, and others to provide best-in-class telemedicine capabilities with the device.

Image: Thinklabs One

Thinklabs One supported doctors during the Ebola epidemic in Africa and at hospitals that were on the frontline in the U.S., including Bellevue Hospital Center in New York, the Nebraska Medical Center, and Emory Healthcare in Atlanta.

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“For more than 25 years, we have developed and manufactured electronic stethoscopes to improve the detection and diagnosis of disease and save patients’ lives. Within one week in March, COVID-19 placed a new demand on our device: to save doctors’ lives,” said Clive Smith, CEO and founder of Thinklabs. “Like other medical device manufacturers, we saw a step-change in demand. Like doctors and nurses on the frontlines, we had to innovate in real-time, to accommodate entirely new use cases, such as doctors who wanted to listen from 25 feet away to patients who might be sitting in their cars in a drive-through diagnostic or testing site.”

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Want to learn how Wearables can increase Women´s Health?

Tune in on the 16th of July, 4pm CEST to listen to Julia van Zanten, Chief Product Officer at Lifesense Group as well as to Emeline Hanh, CEO of Fizimed!

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Google is quietly experimenting with holographic glasses and hybrid smartwatches - CNET

The search giant is working to develop a new generation of wearable technology.

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BHP Trials Wearable Technology On Its Iron Ore Mines During COVID-19

BHP said cutting edge wearable technology is enabling its teams in Perth to remotely assist auto electricians’ and mechanical fitters remotely. The company used mixed-reality (MR) like the Microsoft HoloLens to link its teams in Australia with auto electricians and mechanical fitters on-site from 1,300 kilometers away.

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“When COVID-19 struck, our teams couldn’t travel from Perth to our sites in Western Australia,” said Alex Bertram, Manager Digital Transformation in WAIO. “So we improvised. In mining, people FIFO (fly-in, fly-out). Some DIDO (drive-in, drive-out). Soon our teams will be able to RiRo – which stands for Remote-In Remote-Out. RiRo is essentially our teams providing remote assistance via live point of view video calls to our personnel on site.”

According to Bertram, the teams could soon start a new travel arrangement termed as remote-in, remote out (RiRo). With RiRo, teams can provide remote assistance via live point of view video calls to BHP personnel on-site, reports SafeToWork.

“RiRo…[allows] BHP engineers, integrated planning and remote operations (IPRO) operators and technical experts in Perth, in site offices or anywhere in the world to see exactly what people in the field see, in real-time,” said Cristina Perbellini Silva, who serves as the manager of decision automation in technology.

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BHP’s team of technicians used cloud services and a headset device to call for help and support when needed, such as for complex tasks. BHP has a very high-performance rate at its Western Australian Iron Ore division operations, leaving little room for downtime, Bertram said.

“Utilizing cloud services and a mixed reality headset device, our technicians on the frontline can call for help and technical support when they need it most – during critical breakdowns and when undertaking new or complex tasks,” Bertram said.

“This approach is essentially our teams providing remote assistance via live-point-of-view video calls to our personnel on-site.”

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BHP Minerals Australia vice president of technology, Pat Bourke said:

“Remote work using technology was always an option for us, however, COVID-19 has pushed us to really harness innovative technology and we will only continue to improve our productivity as we make it widely available and perfect its use.”

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