Tag: healthtech
Consumer wearables can detect major heart problem
The dawn of fitness wearables has allowed us to track exercise, count steps and generally look like we know what we're doing in the...
Wearables: Sensor that reads hydration set to hit the market
An unusual consortium including drinks brand Gatorade, the US Air Force, and Northwestern University is collaborating to take the guesswork out of hydration. The...
Anti-doping agency to use AI to catch sports drug cheats
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said it plans to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to fight illegal doping in sport.
WADA director Olivier Niggli confirmed...
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...
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...
Perfect storm blows healthtech towards IoT cures
A perfect storm of societal changes and converging technologies is driving both innovation and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the healthtech sector, says a...
An AI for an eye: DeepMind focuses on eye disease diagnosis
Thanks to thousands of training images, DeepMind’s AI can now analyse retinal scans to detect eye disease.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has already demonstrated that...
VitalConnect raises $33 million for its remote patient monitoring tech
VitalConnect, a San Francisco-based company that develops wearable sensors for the healthcare industry, has raised $33 million in its latest investment round.
The company’s Series...