Biomedical engineers at the Medical Devices Laboratory of the University of Cape Town (UCT) have designed a new asthma inhaler attachment sleeve that will make it easier for children and […]
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) is collaborating with Verily Life Sciences, an Alphabet company, on a study that aims to use wearable devices in conjunction with […]
Nurses are healthcare leaders and must use their voice to ensure health is provided as a basic human right. This is the message of the South African Medical Association (SAMA) ahead […]
Researchers at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Engineering in collaboration with Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), a Japanese printing company, have developed a new ultrathin, elastic display that when […]
Wearable technology is more than a fancy arm piece with the ability to count your steps. This is according to Business Development Manager at Apple Premium Reseller, Digicape, Vernon Foxcroft, […]
The Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act is finally coming into effect and, although implementation might still be down the line, it will fundamentally change the way personal data is […]
Swiss medical device company SmartCardia SA, a spin-off from research institute and university EPFL, has developed a cordless wearable medical multi-sensor monitoring system that when applied to the patient’s chest can […]
Global wearables brand, Fitbit has introduced new health apps and clock faces for their smartwatches, Fitbit Ionic and Fitbit Versa. Built using Fitbit’s software development kit (SDK), the apps and clock […]
Technology and health organisations Philips, Arm, ForgeRock and Qualcomm Life, along with US-based healthcare startups Sparsa and US TrustedCare, are collaborating with the aim of enhancing data from medical devices […]
Wearable technology developer, Garmin is a collaborating with the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) in the US to better understand how wearables can assist in the detection and management […]
Researchers at the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering at ETH Zurich in Switzerland have developed a new biomedical tattoo that acts as an early warning system to the presence of common […]
Fitbit, a leading global wearables brand, and Google have announced that they will work together to explore the development of consumer and enterprise health solutions. As part of the collaboration, […]
