A Look at Amazon’s Many Ventures Into Medicine — Part 1
Amazon is an international tech juggernaut with large investments in many industries like cloud computing, logistics, and, of course, e-commerce. The Seattle-headquartered company is responsible for one-fifth of America’s gross domestic product, and its medical products line is expanding quickly, too. Is Amazon on the cusp of transforming the American healthcare system and how patients […]
Microscopic Robots: The Next Step in Medical Technology?
For decades, researchers have been working on nanotechnology medical applications that can be used in our bodies. Until now, the technology hasn’t really found its footing and excited the rest of the research and industry fields. But new microrobotics out of Cornell University are showing promising results with their little robotic feet and tiny size […]
Apple’s New Watch Measures Your Blood Oxygen – Here’s What You Should Know
If you’re in the market for a smartwatch, you will notice that the newest feature across Fitbit and Apple devices is the blood oxygen saturation measurement. This metric helps your doctor get a confirmation that your heart and lungs are working at full and normal capacity. The pulse oximetry measurement is a timely addition to […]
5 Health Tech Trends Accelerated by COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis is accelerating technological innovation across a multitude of fields, and healthcare is no exception. Because we are working against the clock for a solution to this pandemic, it’s the right time to start experimenting with new methods and expand the capabilities of emerging technologies. Experienced business leaders agree: per a recent Accenture […]
Health Informatics: IoT’s Next Frontier?
The Internet of Things (IoT) has improved many industries by connecting data and sensors to create systems that work in real-time to unearth insights about an organization’s productivity, operations, and equipment maintenance. Healthcare can benefit from IoT applications tremendously. With devices like wearables and analytical software, providers can find more value in vital informatics. Data […]
Is Medical Data Privacy In Jeopardy Because of COVID-19?
Telemedicine is often touted as a remedy for at-risk patients, those in rural areas, and regions that are experiencing a shortage of physicians. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, it has been especially helpful in keeping people healthy; being able to get in touch with your doctor while avoiding unnecessary infection risk is priceless. As a […]
AI: Our Best Shot at Longer Lives?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is just getting started in healthcare, and venture capitalist Dmitry Kaminskiy thinks it’s the perfect tool to extend the human life span. He’s incredibly passionate about longevity and knows quite a lot about the human aging process, too. From inflammatory proteins to senolytics research (involving suspending cells in cell cycle arrest), Kaminskiy’s […]
Lab vs. Real Life: How Google’s Medical AI Fared in Both Environments
The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has grown so much that its vast potential makes it seem like the perfect tool for myriad medical tech applications. But how close is the hype to reality? With the COVID-19 pandemic, there is growing hope that AI can be used for patient screening, disease identification, and automation of […]
TopDevelopers.co Recognizes Dogtown Media as a Top Wearable App Developer!
When Dogtown Media first opened its doors in 2011, we knew that wearables were something special; it was immediately obvious that these devices held immense potential for improving how we interact with medical apps and our own health. Since those early days, we’ve striven to keep up and innovate with the latest developments in this […]
The Pros and Cons of IoT in Healthcare
Today, the Internet of Things (IoT) is found across many fields, especially in the industrial and manufacturing fields. But it wasn’t always like that. It took a great deal of investment, work, and learning to implement IoT into large fields like logistics and manufacturing. But the effort was certainly worth it; those fields are more […]