COVID-19 is Driving mHealth Advancements
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis that caught us all by surprise. And, the effects caused by the coronavirus are likely to scar our society indefinitely. From our friends and family falling victim to the virus, to the loss of jobs and closure of countless businesses, it’s hard to find a positive that […]
3 Disrupters Born Out of the Pandemic That Aren’t Going Anywhere
In early 2020 when the COVID-19 virus moved from a novel respiratory virus to a full-blown pandemic, our world got turned upside down. From major city lockdowns in New York City to San Francisco, our society took sweeping action to help slow the spread of the virus. And as we enter a new phase of […]
Digital Vaccine Passports Are Coming: Here’s What You Need to Know
Digital vaccine passports have become a contentious topic over the past few months. Whether you agree with their necessity or not, one thing’s become readily apparent: They are coming. But these passports may not take on the shape or format you imagined. The U.S. government will not be implementing a vaccine passport. Instead, it is […]
Will Lax COVID-19 Telemedicine Rules Lead to Fraud?
The pandemic has changed many industries, but the field most affected by the coronavirus has been healthcare and medicine. As hospitals scrambled to accommodate the high numbers of emergency room and intensive care unit visits, telehealth grew extremely quickly to complement physical contact with hospitals and doctors. In fact, telemedicine grew so rapidly that The […]
Has COVID-19 Catalyzed an Automation Revolution?
Robots are getting better at their jobs, and robotics engineers are building more life-like robots than ever. The technology is a tool in the larger field of automation, which, like all industries, was largely affected by COVID-19. As stay-at-home orders were enacted and employees became infected, companies that had automation in place were much better […]
Can This New Wearable Help Identify COVID-19 Faster?
A new wearable promises to track your temperature throughout the day as an early-warning detection system for COVID-19, infection from something else, or a general health problem. The wearable, a ring named Oura after the Finnish medical development company who created it, compares your temperature in real-time to your average temperature for that time of […]
5 Healthcare Technologies That Are Helping Us Fight COVID-19 — Part 2
As we start vaccinating frontline workers and at-risk populations across the world, it seems that the end is in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic. We have a multitude of technologies, old and new, to thank for helping humanity make it through this crisis. From artificial intelligence (AI) applications to UV light, we’ll discuss five more […]
5 Healthcare Technologies That Are Helping Us Fight COVID-19 — Part 1
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost everyone on Earth, and we’ve been handling it with a multitude of high-tech and low-tech solutions. From masks and social distancing to contact tracing apps and telehealth, these precautions and technologies have helped many of us avoid catching the virus while allowing us to do necessary tasks. Recently, biotechnology […]
Dogtown Media Supports Connected Health Initiative’s Request for Biden-Harris Administration to Combat COVID-19 With Digital Health Tech
The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked unfathomable damage on the lives of Americans and the country’s economy. To move forward in the right direction, we must take new and drastic action to address this crisis. This includes employing cutting-edge developments in medical technology to the best of our abilities. Dogtown Media fully supports the Connected Health […]