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      Investigating Bacterial Motion for New Treatment Strategies

      Investigating Bacterial Motion for New Treatment Strategies

      Smart Sutures Sense Inflammation, Deliver Drugs, Cells

      Smart Sutures Sense Inflammation, Deliver Drugs, Cells

      siRNA as a COVID-19 Treatment

      siRNA as a COVID-19 Treatment

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      Cancer Organoids Offer Insights into Treatment Outcomes

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      Implanted Ultrasound Lets Chemo Access Brain

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      Wearable Ultrasound Measures Tissue Stiffness Under Skin

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      Brain Decoder Spells Out Thoughts

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      RF Technology for Health Monitoring: Michael Leabman, CTO of Movano Health

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      Pencil-on-Paper Wearable Sensor

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      Cell Culture Chamber Mimics Mechanical States of Disease

      Chest Wearable Provides Key Heart Measurements

      Chest Wearable Provides Key Heart Measurements

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      Vein on a Chip Includes Flexible Valves

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      Smart Sutures Sense Inflammation, Deliver Drugs, Cells

      Automated Computer Assistant for Kidney Transplant Rejection Diagnostics: Interview with Study Authors

      Automated Computer Assistant for Kidney Transplant Rejection Diagnostics: Interview with Study Authors

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      Soft Robotic Electrode Enables Minimally Invasive Placement

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      Wound Dressing Detects Infection, Changes Color

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      Bottlebrush Nanoparticles Deliver Immunostimulatory Drugs

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      Nanoparticles Deliver mRNA Therapy to the Lungs

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      Nanoparticles Get Lymphatic Vessels Pumping

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      Bottlebrush Particle for Synergistic Drug Combinations

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      Wearable Can Take Multiple Sweat Samples

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      Wound Dressing Detects Infection, Changes Color

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      Device Measures Hemoglobin More Accurately in Dark Skin

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      Fingertip Sensor Measures Lithium Levels in Sweat

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      Brain Decoder Spells Out Thoughts

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      Knitted Glove Massages the Hand to Treat Edema

      Empowering Stroke Survivors: Interview with Kirsten Carroll, CEO at Kandu Health

      Empowering Stroke Survivors: Interview with Kirsten Carroll, CEO at Kandu Health

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      Smart Walking Stick for Visually Impaired People

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Tom Fowler

Tom Fowler worked as a programmer in the healthcare IT industry before settling back in school to learn how to become a doctor. He likes to dabble with biotech startups, write postcards to his relatives, and play his ukulele. He was a TEDMED '13 scholar, has published research in biomedical informatics, and continues to advocate for international maternal and child health. Currently in the SELECT MD leadership program at USF Health Morsani College of Medicine.

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ReWalk Exoskeleton System Cleared by FDA for Home Use Rehab

ReWalk Exoskeleton System Cleared by FDA for Home Use

June 30th, 2014 ReWalk has come a long way since it was first developed by Dr. Amit Goffer, the Israeli inventor who became quadriplegic after an ATV accident in 1997. ReWalk Robotics (formerly Argo Medical Technologies) has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the company’s ReWalk Personal System for home use. As a robotic...
A Classy Swiss Made Fitness Watch: Withings Announces Activité (VIDEO) Sports Medicine

A Classy Swiss Made Fitness Watch: Withings Announces Activité (VIDEO)

June 25th, 2014 Withings, the French connected-health company that's famous for smart blood pressure cuffs and weight scales, just announced the Activité, a new cutting edge fitness tracking watch with a stunning design fit for formal wear. Armed with motions sensors and tracking software, this Swiss-made timepiece adds the element of elegance to...
Interview with “Artrepeneur” Jeff Hazelton of BioLucid Art

Interview with “Artrepeneur” Jeff Hazelton of BioLucid

June 4th, 2014 Jeff Hazelton is the President and Chief Technology Officer of BioLucid, a company at the intersection of digital health and the digital arts. His story starts as a pre-med gone bad, followed by an artistically inspired sailing journey around the world 20 years ago, during which he envisioned how artists could use powerful new digital...
Conversation on CureVac’s RNA-Based Therapeutics with CEO Ingmar Hoerr Diagnostics

Conversation on CureVac’s RNA-Based Therapeutics with CEO Ingmar Hoerr

May 28th, 2014 In the late 1990s, Dr. Ingmar Hoerr, founder and CEO of CureVac GmbH, made an unusual discovery in his doctoral research lab that contradicted the scientific belief at the time that RNA was too unstable for clinical use. Dr. Hoerr found that to the contrary, RNA could be administered directly into tissue as a therapeutic vaccine or agent...
Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Masses: Interview with electroCore CEO J.P. Errico Exclusive

Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Masses: Interview with electroCore CEO J.P. Errico

May 22nd, 2014 electroCore, a Basking Ridge, New Jersey company co-founded in 2005, is developing non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation (nVNS) therapies which can be delivered using their proprietary gammaCore technology to treat various neurologic, psychiatric, gastric motility, and respiratory conditions. Founded on the pioneering concept of using...
Withings Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor: Product Review Exclusive

Withings Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor: Product Review

May 8th, 2014 Withings recently released their Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor, a device that works with both Android and iPhone devices. I was given the chance to review the slick blood pressure cuff to see how comfortable it is, how the app works, and whether this is really the niftiest BP meter out there.   Appearance and Design I did not...
Crowdsourcing as a Medical Tool: Interview with CrowdMed CEO Jared Heyman Exclusive

Crowdsourcing as a Medical Tool: Interview with CrowdMed CEO Jared Heyman

May 7th, 2014 CrowdMed is an online medical crowdsourcing platform where people submit medical cases with information about symptoms, medical history, family history, and other pertinent data. Subsequently, the community of “medical detectives” suggests diagnoses and places point bets on the outcomes they think are most likely. CrowdMed’s...
Night Shift, a Correctional Device for Positional Sleep Apnea (VIDEO) Medicine

Night Shift, a Correctional Device for Positional Sleep Apnea (VIDEO)

May 2nd, 2014 From Advanced Brain Monitoring, a Carlsbad, California company, Night Shift is a new gadget for patients with positional obstructive sleep apnea (POSA) and snoring problems. Worn on the back of the neck, Night Shift vibrates when the user starts to sleep on the back, increasing in intensity until it detects that the sleeper has rolled...
LeapFrog Announces Fitness Tracker for Kids OTC

LeapFrog Announces Fitness Tracker for Kids

May 1st, 2014 The fitness tracking market is not quite saturated yet and the wearable tech industry is casting a wider net to capture an untapped market potential: children. Leapfrog, an educational entertainment company based in Emeryville, California, today announced LeapBand, a fitness tracking device for kids. Aimed at the 4 to 7 year old...
AliveCor Heart Monitor, A Smartphone Powered ECG: Product Review Cardiology

AliveCor Heart Monitor, A Smartphone Powered ECG: Product Review

April 23rd, 2014 Many mobile health gadgets today started off as modified fitness trackers, or simply already developed medical devices altered to be powered by a mobile phone.  It's a booming industry that is exciting to follow, but sometimes products can seem repetitive. Recently, however, there have been a few companies that are truly changing...
How to Name a New Medical Device: Interview with Nancy Friedman, Professional Name Developer Exclusive

How to Name a New Medical Device: Interview with Nancy Friedman, Professional Name Developer

March 28th, 2014 Nancy Friedman, chief wordworker of Wordworking, is a name developer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Wordworking helps companies name things in virtually every industry—from food to finance, mobile apps to medical devices—including products, taglines, and compelling brand stories. I recently read a Fast Company article on her...
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Automated Computer Assistant for Kidney Transplant Rejection Diagnostics: Interview with Study Authors

Automated Computer Assistant for Kidney Transplant Rejection Diagnostics: Interview with Study Authors

RF Technology for Health Monitoring: Michael Leabman, CTO of Movano Health

RF Technology for Health Monitoring: Michael Leabman, CTO of Movano Health

AI’s role in Healthcare: Exclusive Interview with Catherine Estrampes, President & CEO at GE Healthcare

AI’s role in Healthcare: Exclusive Interview with Catherine Estrampes, President & CEO at GE Healthcare

Digital Self-Neuromodulation Therapy for PTSD: Interview with Oded Kraft, CEO of GrayMatters Health

Digital Self-Neuromodulation Therapy for PTSD: Interview with Oded Kraft, CEO of GrayMatters Health

Levels Is Making Metabolism and Blood Glucose Tracking Accessible To Everyone

Levels Is Making Metabolism and Blood Glucose Tracking Accessible To Everyone

Imagene Profiles Cancer Biomarkers in Real Time

Imagene Profiles Cancer Biomarkers in Real Time

Empowering Stroke Survivors: Interview with Kirsten Carroll, CEO at Kandu Health

Empowering Stroke Survivors: Interview with Kirsten Carroll, CEO at Kandu Health

Alpha TAU Killing Tumors With Highly Targeted Alpha Radiation

Alpha TAU Killing Tumors With Highly Targeted Alpha Radiation

Neuroimmune Modulation for Inflammatory Disease: Interview with Dr. Simhambhatla, President and CEO of SetPoint Medical

Neuroimmune Modulation for Inflammatory Disease: Interview with Dr. Simhambhatla, President and CEO of SetPoint Medical

Exclusive Look at HandX Robotic-Assisted Surgical Device from Human Xtensions

Exclusive Look at HandX Robotic-Assisted Surgical Device from Human Xtensions

Balance Boards to Stay Active in the Offfice: Interview with Joel Heath, CEO of FluidStance 

Balance Boards to Stay Active in the Offfice: Interview with Joel Heath, CEO of FluidStance 

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Exciting Medtech at the Healthcareᐩ Expo Taiwan

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