CNET shares home health tech you need to watch for in 2021. From health selfies, pill monitoring, electronic allergy relief, home diagnostic kits, and transparent sensors to continuous monitoring sensors, this technology suggests the future of telehealth and digital medicine.
Web-Based Supportive Care Program Helps Patients Cope With Head and Neck Cancer
Frontiers In Oncology recently published a research article about the success of My Journey Ahead, an online supportive care program created for patients receiving treatment for head and neck cancer at Fox Chase Cancer Center. “Patients undergoing radiation treatment for…
Wireless technology keeps an eye on residents’ safety in nursing homes
MIT’s “RF-Diary” technology can help keep residents safe, and maintain privacy in communal care facilities. It can also keep an eye on older people living at home alone. “The system, which is dubbed “RF-Diary” by the research team that created…
First wearable device continuously tracks key symptoms
“Researchers at Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago have developed a novel wearable device and are creating a set of data algorithms specifically tailored to catch early signs and symptoms associated with COVID-19 and to monitor patients as the illness…
Computer Modeling Of COVID-19’s Spread Could Help Fight The Virus
An epidemiologist at Los Alamos National Laboratory suggests creating a global center forecasts infectious diseases, much like the National Weather Service provides weather forecasts. “Scientists who use math and computers to simulate the course of epidemics are taking on the…
How to survive the deadliest time of year
The risk of having a heart attack peaks at 10pm on Christmas Eve. Identify three common but dangerous symptoms – chest pain, palpitations, and shortness of breath – with tips on when to get medical attention. Or gift yourself a…
Press-On Sticker Could Someday Monitor Your Health
Researchers at Stanford University created the “BodyNet” and claim it could be next-generation tech for sensors used in both medical applications and for recreational health check-ins. Learn more abPress-On Sticker Could Someday Monitor Your Health. Read more about it at…
Doctors Adopt Tech Tools To Save Patients Money
A growing number of health systems and insurers are starting to provide drug prices to physicians so they can help patients avoid “sticker shock” at the pharmacy. “The pricing tool, which is embedded in each participating physician’s electronic health records…
Free fitness trackers may come with a price
About 6 million workers worldwide receive wearable fitness trackers as part of workplace wellness programs. Many of these voluntary health programs give workers free or discounted trackers and health insurance discounts that range from about $100 to more than $2,000,…
Robotic exoskeleton helps paraplegics walk again
Lee Cowan from CBS Sunday Morning reports on a robotic exoskeleton that helps paraplegics walk again. “For people who’ve lost their ability to walk, there was a time when only a wheelchair meant mobility. But there’s something new under the…