Tech’s Main Role in Healthcare? To Transform
Perhaps nothing will ever rival technology’s omnipresence in every facet of society. Shopping, socializing, entertainment, and work all bear only a shred of semblance to what they were a couple of decades ago. Healthcare has always received it’s fair share of attention from tech as well. But recently, there’s been a resurgence in interest to […]
These New Edible Sensors Could Revolutionize MedTech
Can you imagine eating a capsule embedded with sensors so it can monitor your gut? Yeah, that sounds a little weird. But hear us out; here’s how it works. RMIT University in Australia led several successful trials of these capsules. These little pills are expected to revolutionize how doctors monitor, treat, and diagnose gastrointestinal diseases, […]
AI Can Now Diagnose Heart Disease and Lung Cancer
Artificial intelligence (AI) has already made a multitude of contributions to MedTech in its short lifespan so far. Recently, Dogtown Media News explored how AI development is helping doctors with diagnoses as well as detecting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Now, AI is becoming capable of diagnosing heart disease and lung cancer from scans. And it may start […]
What Benefits Can Drones Deliver to mHealth in the United States?
Drone development is indispensable. Besides being used for capturing scenic overviews and delivering pizza, drones have also helped rescue lives during emergencies like natural disasters. They’re even being used in Australia to stop shark attacks. Around the world, drones are also proving to be game changers in MedTech applications. And U.S. federal officials are starting to take […]
mHealth Apps Help Doctors and Patients With Decisions
mHealth app development never ceases to amaze us. Just recently, Dogtown Media News covered how iCow is tackling the nutrition epidemic in Africa and a few apps that can make your mind healthier. Now, new MedTech apps are helping doctors and patients optimize their decisions. Multiple Players in the mHealth Market Over centuries of medical research, we’ve compiled […]
iCow is Helping Kids Eat Healthy
Getting the proper nutrition in your daily diet is a challenge for anyone. A variety of MedTech and mHealth apps have tried to solve this conundrum in the past. So far, nothing coming out of tech hubs like San Francisco or New York City has been able to address this dilemma in Africa, where it has become […]
Has Apple Won the Wearables War, or Is It Just Beginning?
Wearable technology is a relatively young technology; this category of the Internet of Things (IoT) only hit the mainstream less than a decade ago. And yet, more tumultuous events have occurred in the short lifespan of wearables than in the history of several hundred-year-old industries. This leaves many experts and industry insiders wondering — is the […]
Dogtown Media Supports CHRONIC Care Act Provisions to Improve Telehealth
Dogtown Media is always striving to push the cusp of what’s possible with mobile app development. That’s why we’re extremely proud to announce our support of the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act. Provisions to this bill are currently making their way through the Senate. If passed, these […]
MedTech IoT Products Prove the Critics Wrong
A popular criticism of the Internet of things (IoT) is that it’s “just not necessary.” (Neither are running water or air travel, but I digress.) Given the poor execution and poorly thought-out market targeting of early IoT devices, it’s no surprise that consumers and critics feel this way. Yes, a cloud-connected toaster is silly and […]