Tag: Health
Reports reveal critical need for IoT cybersecurity upgrade
Two reports from the Royal Academy of Engineering reveal a critical need for systematic improvements in IoT security in key industries, and identify how...
Sensor City awarded £3.5m to explore 5G community Wi-Fi
Liverpool's Sensor City has been awarded £3.5 million in government funding to explore the potential applications of 5G community Wi-Fi in health and social care.
The...
Intel: “Smart cities give every person back 125 hours a year”
New research sponsored by Intel and published by Juniper Research suggests that smart cities can "give back" 125 hours a year to every resident.
This...
Health IoT: KardiaBand sensor could replace invasive blood tests
Research appears to show that AliveCor's KardiaBand technology is capable of detecting hyperkalemia – excess potassium in the blood – through a simple ECG, a feat...
Health IoT: App helps sports stars predict and manage injuries
Researchers at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga have developed a platform that measures an athlete's risk of injury using the Internet of Things (IoT).
The new system...
IoT firm deploys blockchain to transform pharmaceutical shipments
IoT and supply chain specialist Brieftrace has developed a blockchain solution to transform the way that pharmaceutical companies track their assets.
The firm has teamed up...
Clairvoyant teams with AT&T on new wearable for Alzheimer’s
Data insights services company Clairvoyant Networks has teamed up with AT&T to roll out specialist healthcare wearables.
The firm has partnered with AT&T to provide...
Philips expands healthtech portfolio with IoT, AI, cloud solutions
Dutch technology company Philips is working on a string of new connected technologies to improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency in the health sector.
Speaking...
#MWC18: AT&T unveils future of IoT in healthcare
By employing its wireless connectivity, AT&T says it is enabling the use of connected health devices to make quicker diagnoses, provide expert care in...
NHS in Merseyside sets sights on digital innovation
More than a decade on from IT centralisation and the selection of Sunrise as a platform partner, NHS Informatics Merseyside and Sunrise are partnering...
Flexible wearables: a game-changer for connected healthcare
Flexible wearables are changing the face of connected healthcare in Chicago. At the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in the city, researchers are using wearable sensors to track...
Self-healing electronic skin brings cyborgs closer to reality
NEWSBYTE: Electronic skin that mimics the functionality and mechanical properties of human skin has been developed at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Embedded sensors in...