Surgery
Using Google Glass in the operating room
At this point, only a few people are using Google Glass, Google's wearable eyeglasses-like computer. The device isn't yet commercially available.
Mar 4, 2014
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Support grows nationwide for medical device to improve communication in Parkinson's disease
A growing number of people with Parkinson's disease are finding the ability to communicate with a wearable device developed by a Purdue University speech-language researcher and entrepreneur.
Nov 20, 2019
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Health
Wearable tracking devices alone won't drive health behavior change, according to researchers
New Year's weight loss resolutions are in full swing, but despite all the hype about the latest wearable tracking devices, there's little evidence that this technology alone can change behavior and improve health for those ...
Jan 9, 2015
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Health
Using a wearable device to exercise more? Add competition to improve results
While using a wearable device alone may not always be enough to motivate more exercise, adding fun and competition can be the catalyst needed to drive real results, according to a new study from researchers at Penn Medicine ...
Sep 9, 2019
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Health
More than 7,500 daily steps prior to surgery is associated with lower risk of postoperative complications
Patients who recorded more walking activity prior to surgery, regardless of complexity of the operation or their health status, showed 51% reduced odds for postoperative complications than less active patients, according ...
Oct 20, 2023
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Inflammatory disorders
New sensor objectively measures scratching intensity
Akhil Padmanabha knows about itching. His chronic itching caused by severe eczema was so debilitating that he was hospitalized twice and had to be home-schooled during most of his high school years. Itch so impacted his life ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Cardiology
Smart watches could predict future heart problems
Wearable devices such as smart watches could be used to detect a higher risk of developing heart failure and irregular heart rhythms in later life, suggests a new study led by UCL researchers.
Apr 3, 2023
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Gastroenterology
Real-time monitoring with a wearable device reveals IBS-related changes
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a difficult disease to treat, characterized by chronic abdominal pain related to bowel movements, of which there are four types: diarrheal, constipation, mixed, and unclassifiable. Patients ...
Jan 12, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Early detection of COVID-19: How your smartwatch could help
News of the first U.S. coronavirus case hit the American public on Tuesday, Jan. 21. For Jessilyn Dunn, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Duke ...
Aug 26, 2020
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Medical economics
Researchers investigate how health care will change over the next 50 years
Developments in technology are moving forward rapidly and over the next 50 years, health care across the globe will change, including an increased use of AI and robotics. Trends also show that climate change, hunger and diseases ...
Jul 5, 2023
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