Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
Masimo's MightySat Medical is the first FDA-cleared pulse oximeter available to consumers without a prescription, which could disrupt the market for the notoriously inaccurate at-home devices.
MediView’s technologies utilize AR to provide clinicians with 3D “X-ray vision” guidance during minimally invasive procedures and surgeries, while also offering remote collaboration.
Patients tend to like video telehealth visits with their doctors, according to researchers from Kaiser Permanente, who wrote a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine about recent survey results.
Surgeons will be using an Apple Watch app to help monitor the basic health data of patients who’ve undergone hip or knee replacement surgery, according to a report by Reuters.
A team of researchers have created a simpler version of electronic wearable devices that can be used for physiological monitoring and alert a user of any health risks in real time.
Apple has teamed up with Zimmer Bioment to track patients who have undergone hip and knee replacement surgeries—two of the most common surgeries in the nation.
Early results from a study revealed the Dot (Dynamic Optimal Timing) mobile application is an effective tool for helping women plan or prevent pregnancies.
Apple will donate 1,000 of its watches to help the University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers monitor how well the device tracks eating disorders, according to a report by CNBC.
Medicare Advantage plans—which cover about one-third of all Medicare beneficiaries—are improperly denying medical claims to patients and physicians, according to The New York Times.
