Owlet's Smart Socks, baby monitoring socks programmed to track a baby's sleep patterns, have halted sales after a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Nov 30, 2021
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(HealthDay)—There was a population-wide decrease in the rate of infectious conjunctivitis in association with public health interventions adopted to curb COVID-19, according to a study published online Nov. 18 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Nov 29, 2021
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(HealthDay)—If you pee a little when you laugh, dance, exercise or sneeze, you may have stress urinary incontinence.
Nov 22, 2021
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Britain's health secretary announced Sunday he has launched an independent review to examine if "systematic bias" exists in the development of medical devices, after COVID-19 brought the issue "to the fore".
Nov 21, 2021
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Evaluating concussion patients for recovery and measuring compounding injuries can be done as simply as recording a video with a smartphone.
Nov 12, 2021
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The medical product industry maintains an extensive network of financial and non-financial ties with all major healthcare parties and activities, reveals a study published by The BMJ today.
Nov 3, 2021
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Throughout the pandemic, Australians with a sniffle or other cold and flu symptoms have been encouraged to get a PCR test—a swab of their throat and the back of their nose, taken by a nurse or doctor. This is then sent ...
Oct 21, 2021
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(HealthDay)—A direct-to-consumer machine learning model for detecting skin cancers may not adequately recognize rare, but aggressive, skin cancers, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Academy ...
Oct 14, 2021
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New research from McMaster University has found that a simple tweak in the tones used by medical devices can significantly lower annoyance caused by these alarms, improving hospital working environments and even patient care.
Oct 14, 2021
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Implantable medical devices including cardiac pacemakers and brain pacemakers are increasingly prevalent, although replacing their batteries surgically is a drawback for long-term functionality and patient health. Current ...
