Can a Wearable Stop a Pandemic?

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new period of growth for wearables.

Wearable Sensor Monitors Health Using Saliva and Tears

Wearable sensors would be placed near the tear duct or mouth to collect biofluid samples.

Textile Sensor Patch Could Detect Pressure Points for Amputees

A textile sensor can detect pressure points on the socket of a prosthetic limb.

PAs and NPs: How OEMs Can Reach This Critical Audience During the Pandemic

Regulatory changes have allowed these essential healthcare professionals to step in and help out more independently.

Guest Editorial: Expanding the Scope of Mobility

Mobility tech also provides help to those with physical or cognitive challenges.

Leading Women in Engineering & Science: Sheena Oliver, Chief Marketing Officer, Wholesale USA, WS Audiology

Hearing loss affects over 48 million people. This fact drives Oliver forward.

2021: Technology Trends and the Future of Medical Devices

"The health system of the future will be consumer-centric, wellness-oriented, care everywhere, and digitally connected,” says one expert.

Improved Polymer Electrode for Electronic Skin

Scientists have improved electrical conductivity in a polymer electrode for e-skin applications.

Stretchable Micro-Supercapacitors to Self-Power Wearable Devices

The system harvests energy from human breathing and motion.

Tapping the Brain to Boost Stroke Rehabilitation

A brain-machine interface coupled with robot offers increased benefits for stroke survivors.

Flexible Sensor Offers Less Hysteresis

Flexible TRACE sensor patches can be placed on the skin to measure blood flow in superficial arteries.

New Tool Diagnoses Strokes with a Smartphone

A new tool could diagnose a stroke based on abnormalities in a patient’s speech ability and facial muscular movements, and with the accuracy of an emergency room physician — all within...

Report: Flexible Electronics Are the Future in Wearable Health Monitoring

While traditional electronic systems have an inherently rigid form factor, developments in manufacturing processes and materials are enabling a new world of flexible...

Adhesive Film Turns Smartwatch into Biochemical Health Monitoring System

The system looks for chemical indicators found in sweat.

Powering Up Medtech’s Modalities: Top Trends and Design Considerations

Medtech devices have become smaller over this last decade, and the advancements in connected technology are just beginning.

Wearable Brain Scanner for Whole Head Imaging

A new type of wearable brain scanner is revealing new possibilities for understanding and diagnosing mental illness.

‘Smart’ Toilet Monitors for Signs of Disease

The smart toilet automatically sends data extracted from any sample to a secure, cloud-based system.

Smart Devices Help Reduce Adverse Outcomes of Common Heart Condition

Mobile health devices can help with screening and detection.

What You Should Ask Yourself When Designing a Wearable Medical Device

For wearable devices to function as intended, they need to have a secure, reliable hold for the desired duration of use.

Wearable Sensor Powered by AI Predicts Worsening Heart Failure before Hospitalization

Device could help doctors remotely detect changes in patients.

Bioengineers Develop Coin-Sized Smart Insulin Patch

The new device automatically manages glucose levels and delivers needed insulin quickly.

From the Editor - COVID-19 Ushers in New Technologies and a New Paradigm for the Medical Device Industry

FDA has issued multiple emergency use authorizations, loosened regulations for telemedicine, and eased the requirements for production of...

UCI Develops Smartphone App for Coronavirus Contact Tracing

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have developed a tool that could be instrumental in “tracing and tracking individuals” in order to identify those who need to...

Hackathon Generates Over 100 Ideas to Combat COVID-19

LauzHack — an online hackathon held by an EPFL student association in early April — proved to be a big hit. Over 100 project teams worked day and night to develop applications for...

New App Can Help Detect COVID-19

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence-based system that can listen to your cough and indicate whether you have COVID-19. With the new Coughvid app, developed by five researchers at EPFL’s...

LifeSignals Fast Tracks Introduction of Single-Use Wireless Medical Biosensor Patches for COVID-19

LifeSignals Group Inc. has announced that a single use, wireless biosensor patch for the early detection and monitoring of coronavirus symptoms...

Heart Rate Measurements of Wearable Monitors Vary by Activity, Not Skin Color

Biomedical engineers have demonstrated that while different wearable technologies, like smartwatches and fitness trackers, can accurately measure heart rate...

Smartphone Lab Delivers Test Results in ‘Spit’ Second

The mobile health tool plugs into a phone to diagnose illnesses such as coronavirus.

Mobile Health Tool Could Diagnose Infectious Diseases

Researchers have designed a tiny portable lab device that plugs into a phone, connecting it automatically to a doctor’s office through a custom app. With a single drop of blood or...