Tag: devices

June 15, 2023

The use and variety of consumer health technology devices has increased dramatically over the past two decades. Scientists at AnalyticsIQ developed a survey to find out how people are incorporating health tech into their lives, asking about 8,000 Americans across […]

July 29, 2022

Internet of Things (IoT) is the catchall term covering devices that collect and exchange data with other devices over the internet. And, according to experts involved in their rollout in clinical trials, the sector is at a tipping point. In […]

June 11, 2019

The guidance follows an FDA public workshop and centres around recommendations for industry on procedures for non-clinical testing and clinical trial design when developing brain-computer interface devices. The aim is to ensure the safety and effectiveness of research output in […]

February 25, 2019

BCI devices are often used to regulate limb prosthesis. The direct control feature of these implants is expected to enable significantly more mobility and independence for patients. The regulatory agency added that the devices possess the potential to help people […]

September 5, 2018

As the wearable health technology market continues to grow it can be hard to distinguish the trendy consumer devices from those with useful medical applications. From the debate over smart watches to the latest wearable MRI scanner, here’s a roundup […]

April 11, 2018

An international team of researchers has developed wireless skin-like sensors for collecting temperature and pressure information from bedridden patients. The researchers from the US, China and Korea described the small devices, which are about the size of a US cent […]

December 7, 2016

Healthcare organizations tend to be more pessimistic than other industries about benefits the Internet of Things can bring for them, according to Stephanie Jernigan, assistant professor of in the operations management department at Boston College. “The top two reasons why […]

March 16, 2016

While mobile apps are new enough on the care delivery scene that many providers have only begun dabbling, consumers are sending a strong message that forward-thinking hospital executives can translate into an opportunity for improving population health management programs. Northwestern […]