An alternative adhesive for wearable medical devices
Wearable healthcare devices, such as glucose monitors and heart monitors, are popular due to their ability to gather real-time data that supports users’ health and safety. However, despite […]
Wearable healthcare devices, such as glucose monitors and heart monitors, are popular due to their ability to gather real-time data that supports users’ health and safety. However, despite […]
Researchers have shown, for the first time, that speckle contrast optical spectroscopy (SCOS) can be used for cuff-less blood pressure monitoring. The new technology could improve early detection […]
Hearing loss doesn’t just affect how people hear the world — it can also change how they connect with it. A new study from the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head […]
Digital inhalers may help predict impending acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study. The study is published in the May 2025 issue […]
Breathalyzers are a frequently used tool to measure the amount of ethanol in someone’s breath, which relates to their blood alcohol content. However, alcoholic beverages contaminated by methanol […]
Many Americans rely on their Apple Watches or similar devices each day to count their steps, track workouts, and measure how many calories they burn. But are those […]
Caltech professor of medical engineering Wei Gao and his colleagues are envisioning a smart bandage of the future—a “lab on skin” that could not only help patients and […]
Wearable mobile health technology could help people with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) to stick to exercise regimes that help them to keep the condition under control, a new […]
Over 1.2 million medical device adverse event reports were not submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) within the deadline set by federal regulations, finds an […]
Recycled pacemakers can function as well as new devices, a University of Michigan-led study suggests. These used and reconditioned devices have the potential to increase access to pacemaker […]
A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new and improved wearable ultrasound patch for continuous and noninvasive blood pressure monitoring. Their […]
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has launched a pilot programme to support the development and assessment of orphan medical devices in the European Union (EU). The initiative offers […]
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