How IoT Will Transform Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
The pharmaceutical industry heavily involves research and development, manufacturing, testing, and quality control. Unfortunately, although these operations sound like they should be using cutting-edge technology, they’re simply not. Many pharmaceutical companies are using manufacturing processes that are decades old and out of date. These processes are a perfect fit for the Internet of Things (IoT), […]
How Telehealth Connectivity Innovation Empowers Us to Live Safer and Fuller Lives
Telehealth has changed how we treat and care for those who have medical maladies and are vulnerable. The latest innovations in this field are enabling people to live safer, fuller lives without the need for constant human supervision. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this abundantly clear; more healthcare facilities than ever before are embracing telemedicine […]
5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Telehealth Appointments
Telehealth is one technology that emerged during the pandemic that experts expect to stick around after we’ve all gotten our vaccines. But, despite what most think it entails, telemedicine doesn’t just mean a simple Zoom or FaceTime video call. With new telehealth platforms, doctors can now store and pull up bloodwork, test results, MRIs, x-rays, […]
5 Wearable Tech Trend Predictions for 2021
The new year is when millions of us set goals for the upcoming months, and many of us wish to work on improving our health and fitness. Wearables have rapidly ascended to become the top choice of fitness devices in the past two years, and medical tech developers like Fitbit, Samsung, and Apple are manufacturing […]
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 […]
Defining Telehealth Quality Standards During the Pandemic
Telehealth has transformed during COVID-19. Although it once was a nice-to-have option not available at most doctors’ offices, the virtual conferencing technology has become indispensable for patients avoiding an infection risk. Now, telehealth and virtual services are available at most practices in America. Many patients and providers are happy with this setup, indicating that it […]
Do You Trust AI Doctors?
Emerging technologies like IoT, artificial intelligence (AI), and wearables are changing the patient and provider experience for the better. Ever since AI applications, like identifying cancer from medical images or predicting disease from a patient’s medical history, were introduced to healthcare, we’ve seen AI routinely match or beat providers’ performance. So where do we draw […]
Dogtown Media Recognized as a Top Wearable App Developer of 2020 by TopDevelopers.co!
From their inception, it was immediately obvious that wearables had immense potential to improve how we interact with medical apps. These sleek and stylish devices could not only make technology more widely accessible, but they could also allow us to understand our own health in a more intimate, digestible way. Dogtown Media has always striven […]
Benefits and Challenges of Big Data in Healthcare
New advancements in data science, machine learning, and big data may be just what the doctor ordered for the healthcare industry. According to Global Market Insights, the market share of healthcare analytics is predicted to grow by 12.6% by 2025. Increased access to medical databases has opened up more possibilities for predictive analytics, focusing on […]
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 […]