Category Archives: Medical Technology

November is Epilepsy Awareness Month and one Minnesota family is shining a light on a device they believe saved their daughter's life. She lives with cerebral palsy and epilepsy from cumulative brain trauma. Continue reading →

The function of healthcare technology in the home will no doubt continue to increase as patients seek more convenience and control over their health, and hospitals pursue cost savings by keeping patients out of hospitals. The adoption of telemedicine and wearables with greater capabilities such as artificial intelligence (AI) will also assume a larger role. In a Q&A with MedTech Intelligence, AI Evangelist Juggy Jagannathan, Ph.D., director of research for 3M Modal, explains where he sees the future of artificial intelligence within medtech in the context of the home healthcare setting. Continue reading →

There was a time when people who were ill kept to their sick beds at home, but 20th century advances in medical technology made it necessary (and beneficial) for many people to stay in the hospital for constant monitoring. However, further leaps and bounds in tech are now making it possible for some patients to have the best of both worlds by returning to the comfort of their homes while still having their vitals checked, thanks to remote patient monitoring. Using monitoring equipment, a healthcare provider can keep tabs on a patient's clinical data Continue reading →

Nov 25, 2019 at 3:04 am On this weeks episode of Primed, we talk to Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist whose book "Deep Medicine" explores the impact of AI technology on health care. Dr. Continue reading →

Technology certainly plays a significant role in each segment of the industry, more so than ever, and health care sector is no different. Continue reading →

Helius Medical Technologies (OTCMKTS:HSDT) and Soleno Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SLNO) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? Continue reading →

Creative Planning cut its position in Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT) by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Continue reading →

Mobile health (mHealth) apps need to be transparent about what information has been used to develop the product and the information the app is based on needs to come from one or more credible sources of information, according to recently released guidelines. The guidelines were developed by Xcertia, an independent nonprofit that the AMA and other major health and technology organizations founded Continue reading →

DSSELDORF, Germany, Nov. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nisonic AS, a startup co-founded by SINTEF and Cofounder in Norway, aims to make intracranial pressure (ICP) assessment as simple and easy as measuring body temperature. Continue reading →

Nanotechnology is getting progressively prevalent among industries. How is it going to drive development in healthcare and meds? Continue reading →