Digital tech in the management of asthma treatments

Amy Chan, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Auckland discusses her and colleagues’ research into the use of digital innovation to improve people’s management of asthma treatments. Modern medical science has made remarkable progress in the treatment of asthma.…

Smart, easy-to-use sleep monitoring at home

Billions of people are facing sleep problems, leading to various health consequences. Diagnosing sleep disorders is challenging but Infineon and Sleepiz, a Swiss digital health company, have developed a solution for monitoring sleep at home. According to scientific research, about…

Remote patient monitoring during COVID

The COVID-19 crisis has caused a tremendous shock to the global economy across all industries. One of the first and most heavily impacted areas was the health care system. At the forefront of the pandemic fight, healthcare professionals and caregivers…

Partnership to improve patient care

AVer Europe, the provider of video collaboration systems, announces partnership with Hospital Services Limited (HSL), a leading specialist services provider of medical supplies and surgical equipment, to deliver innovative and scalable Telehealth / Telemedicine solutions that will improve patient care…

Righting the wrongs of wrist raising

The constant flick and raise of a wrist to activate some smartwatches can be almost as exerting and challenging as a workout. These are the user observations that drove the team at global smartwatch manufacturer, Amazfit, to evolve its design…

Top 10 technologies of 2021

Despite only launching in August of this year, our IoT news site has seen an amazing range of interesting and innovative stories. It’s been a hard task to narrow them all down, but here’s our top ten technologies since launching!…

Sensing solutions for the environment and fitness

Whether at home, in the office or outdoors, we all want the air around us to be clean and safe to breathe. To address this growing need, Bosch Sensortec has announced the BME AI-Studio Server software for the BME688: The…

Smart tattoos and the future of wearables

The wearable market is expected to reach $57,653m, globally, by 2022. Wearable technology, commonly known as wearables, have become quite popular among consumers over a past decade. These are modern electronic devices that can be worn as accessories, installed in…

Being the change in global healthcare

The global health IT and medical technology conference held by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a key date in the calendar of any healthcare professional. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the pressures faced by healthcare organisations…

Israeli stroke therapy tech startup raises $40m funding round

Israeli stroke therapy technology startup, BrainQ, has announced a $40m funding round led by Hanaco Ventures, along with Dexcel Pharma, and Peregrine Ventures, bringing the total raised by the company to over $50m, adding to support already secured from existing investors OurCrowd, Norma, Sailing…