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Connected health monthly mash-up #11
Wireless device can detect anemia
Glasswing is a wireless medical device that can detect anemia and hemorrhage in a non-invasive way. It is capable of identifying hemoglobin levels without using a needle, only by measuring the light that is transmitted through the patient’s finger. The device has already been shown in two separate trials and the results have been extremely promising. Read more
Tagged anemia, digital hospital, eye injury, Glasswing, health 2.0, infographic, mhealth, orsense, robot, sensor, Telemedicine
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Connected health monthly mash-up #10
New use of the iPad in the operating room
Gaus Surgical Inc. has created a medical platform which uses the iPad to measure blood loss during surgery. Right now anesthesiologists measure blood loss visually, a process that can be imprecise and therefore cause significant problems for the patient’s health. The new platform uses the iPad to scan surfaces that are covered in blood, such as pieces of gauze, and sends them to the cloud. They are then processed by special algorithms that estimate the amount of blood present in each image. Read more
Tagged eye-tracking, iCraft, infographic, iPad, mhealth, navatar, patch, sano intelligence, sensor
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Connected health monthly mash-up #9
A baby suit equipped with smart sensors
A new type of baby suit, equipped with bio-sensors, promises to take some of the worries out of parenting! One of the difficulties you have to face as a parent is that your newborn can not tell you what it wants or needs. The Exmobaby suit has a thermometer, heart rate monitor, a movement detector and a moisture sensor built into the fabric. Even better, it can send all the collected data to a PC or smartphone so that parents are able to check their child’s health signs even when they are at work or the baby is sleeping in the next room! Read more
Tagged bionic eye, electronic nose, exmobaby, mhealth, quantified self, selftracking, smart collar, sparx
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Connected health monthly mash-up #8
iBrain Headband can read your thoughts
iBrain is a simple-looking headband that was created by the American company NeuroVigil. When worn around the head, this headband can analyze brain waves and gather data that can then be used to provide medical diagnoses. According to the research team that created it, iBrain will eventually be able to allow people to communicate just by thinking. The groundbreaking device could offer some hope to people diagnosed with neurodegenerative conditions, such as renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, who already agreed to participate in the project. Read more
Tagged AliveCor, connected health, ehealth, everyheartbeat, health 2.0, healthcare, iBrain, infographic, lego robots, mhealth, Nike, quantified self, smart shoe
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Connected health monthly mash-up #7
iPhone app able to detect tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease
A doctoral student at Arizona State University, Department of Biomedical Informatics (BMI) is currently developing a customized app that will be able to detect tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease. In order to use the app, a Parkinson patient simply has to either hold the smartphone in their hand or to touch the device to their ankle for 30 seconds and then tap the screen. This allows the accelerometer, which can be found in the majority of smartphones on the market today, to record movement. The application can then transmit the information to the patient’s doctor, so that he can log in and review the measurements. Read more
Connected health monthly mash-up #6
Dr. Google will see you now
Are you feeling a little under the weather? Do you have a mysterious pain or your stomach feels a little weird? Google just launched a new research service that you can use to learn about possible causes and conditions that are related to your symptoms. Obviously, the users of this service are reminded that the results they get are generated by algorithms and they do not in any way replace a medical opinion!
Tagged connected health, data-tracking, doctor google, mashup, mhealth, quantified self, self-tracking, selftracking, smart clothing, squid, toothbrush
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