Geriatrics
Geriatrics
Geriatrics
Interview with Tobias Pforr of aktiia, an Optical Blood Pressure Monitoring Company
aktiia, a Swiss company that promises to deliver an optical blood pressure monitoring device, just raised $4 million USD in seed funding. We spoke with aktiia's Tobias Pforr, head of business development and marketing, and Josep Sola, CTO, to...
Geriatrics
First Blood Pressure Monitor with Cellular Connectivity Now Available in U.S.
Livongo, a Silicon Valley firm, is releasing in the U.S. its cellular-based blood pressure monitor, along with a smartphone app and accompanying online platform for managing and sharing the readings. The blood pressure unit uploads its...
Geriatrics
Improving Medication Compliance with Smart Pill Bottles: Interview with AdhereTech CEO Josh Stein
Compliance with medications is considered one of the best ways for patients to stay on track in managing their health. However, driving adherence is a complex problem influenced by not only medical, but also economic, social, and geographic...
Geriatrics
WiFi Radio Signals Let MIT Researchers Track Movements of People
Patients that wander away from their beds are a constant headache for nurses, while those that stay bedridden for too long can create problems of their own. New technology from MIT may soon allow hospital staff to see in real time the location...
Geriatrics
Smart Med Reminder System's Electronic Vial Caps Improve Compliance
Concordance Healthcare Solutions, a company affiliated with Purdue University, has developed a medication compliance product that reminds users to take their pills and monitors how they are doing. The Smart Med Reminder system includes...
Geriatrics
Robot Learns How to Dress People Through Computer Simulations
Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a technique that allowed a robot to teach itself to pull a hospital gown onto someone’s arm. By analyzing nearly 11,000 computer simulations of the procedure, the robot learned how to successfully...
Geriatrics
VitalConnect Introduces an Integrated Patient-Monitoring Platform: Interview with CCO, Bill Brodie
In a world of big data analytics and quantified-selfers, wearable technology companies are uniquely positioned to bring about measurable differences in our everyday lives. While Fitbits and Apple Watches are common on wrists around the U.S.,...
Geriatrics
Accurate Cuff-less Blood Pressure Measurement on a Smartphone
Blood pressure is a critical vital sign and patients, particularly those with cardiovascular conditions, are often directed to take readings on their own on a regular basis. Of course too few of them do as prescribed, and the lack of motivation...
Geriatrics
Pillo Automated Pill Dispenser and Personal Assistant
Things are getting pretty cute in the field of personal health. Case in point is the Pillo, an all-in-one pill dispenser, personal digital assistant, and communication device. It seems to be a mix between an automated pill dispenser, that can...
Geriatrics
Your information will never be shared with any third party.