Tag: Digital Health

The app claims to accurately measure blood pressure by having users place the upper edge of their smartphones on their chest while placing a finger over the built-in camera lens.

Dennis Aabo Sorensen has become the world’s first amputee with a bionic fingertip. The bionic fingertip connected to the nerves of his upper arm enables him to feel textures in real-time.

On May 5th, Doctor on Demand - the next-generation leading telemedicine provider - announced Hill Ferguson, a former senior executive at PayPal, to be their new CEO - the next-generation leading telemedicine provider.

The Armed Forces have been longtime pioneers of telemedicine, utilizing advanced technology and medical techniques to provide care to service members overseas.

Medtronic has been investing in companies that manufacture less-invasive surgical devices. This signals the company's intention to adapt its business to healthcare trends of implantable devices and wearables.

Humber River Hospital, located in Toronto, has become North America's first all-digital hospital.

Our healthy future is closely tied to our technological creations, and professionals that study health informatics can harness this co-habitation by researching data and drawing connections between the millions of patients that come into national hospitals every day.

Last year Kaiser conducted more interactions between patients and health care providers using smartphone, videoconferencing, kiosks, and other tools of technology than through in-person visit.