Digital health summit recognizes ‘breakthrough’ winners for key innovations
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 11, 2023
Recent winners of HITLAB’s Innovators Challenge include a virtual care program for chronic inflammation and a dance-pairing startup.
Pacemaker with ‘MRI-mode’ latest among several to get FDA approval
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 04, 2023
A pacemaker with new capabilities, such as an MRI-safe mode, received clearance from the FDA.
‘Smart’ toilet seat tracks patients’ health, aids in diagnoses
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Aaron Dorman
Jun 26, 2023
TrueLoo is a new toilet with sensors that can analyze waste to monitor trends and patients’ health.
RPM landscape in 2024: centralized care teams required to realize potential of monitoring tech, experts...
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 15, 2024
Having care teams solely dedicated to RPM data will both address patient needs and avoid “alert fatigue,” a new report suggests.
Partnership increases seniors’ access to blood pressure monitoring tool
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 14, 2023
A new service for blood pressure monitoring will be available to underserved seniors in the Detroit metro area.
An AI tool trained on imperfect data readings could be the perfect heart disease screener, researchers...
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 28, 2023
AI tools for heart disease could be trained on “noisy” EKGs to simulate the kind of messy data readings a wearable would generate.
Smartphone sensor detects ‘micro-vibrations’ in the heart to monitor for disease
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 26, 2024
A new heart health tool uses built-in smartphone capabilities to allow anyone to check their heart by laying their phone on their chest.
Cancer patients latest cohort shown to benefit from VR therapy tools
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 19, 2023
VR tools are increasingly being used for purposes beyond mere entertainment. including as a therapy tool for cancer patients.
Light-powered pacemaker uses optic fibers to control heart rhythms, researchers show
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 26, 2024
A new lightweight, light-powered pacemaker tool could provide a minimally invasive way to regulate proper heart function, researchers show.
Smaller, leadless pacemaker model gets FDA approval
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 06, 2023
A new pacemaker that is smaller than a AAA battery and contains no lead wires just cleared a major administrative hurdle and could soon be an option for patients with slow or abnormal heart rhythms.