How recent legislation could break up monopolies and lead to better third-party app monetization
Acting as a trusted iPhone app developer is not as easy as it once was. Given the sheer number of listings, totaling roughly 8 million apps and games available in Google Play and the Apple App Store, gaining visibility among other factors is a serious challenge in 2022. san di which essentially have a […]
The Future of Health and Wellness Apps
Nowadays, fitness, wellness and medical apps take up a significant fraction of smartphone users’ home screen real estate thanks to the growing popularity in home health, internet connected devices, and a growing awareness of health and wellness. Data Bridge Market Research predicts a CAGR of 25.8% in the North American fitness app market from 2021 […]
Security: a Top Consideration for Apps
Today, nearly every organization is looking to extend their offering though mobile applications in one form or another. From near exponential growth in mobile telehealth applications to innovative medical devices being accessible through mobile applications, we’re finding today that organizations are moving outside their typical model for providing value to their clients, and supplementing their […]
Tech Companies Could Be Our Doctors in the Future
Healthcare is a necessity for humanity to survive — and thrive. For centuries, we were left to our own devices to figure out a treatment for our illness. This often meant using natural plants and methods to create a concoction. But with the advent of modern medicine, healthcare has become the biggest global business; it’s […]
Can AI Save Modern Medicine? Or Will It Be the Other Way Around?
Medicine and artificial intelligence (AI) are very similar fields in some aspects: they both seek to help and aid humanity, improve day-to-day conditions for people, and continue the evolvement of their respective fields for the sake of their users. So it’s no surprise that when we combine these two fields, the result is something grander […]
Designing Our Own Biology: The Next Step In Medical Tech Development?
For many centuries, healthcare had evolved and advanced at a snail’s pace. Jane Metcalfe is the co-founder of Wired and the founder of Neo.Life. At a recent MedTech conference in San Diego, Metcalfe said, “The history of innovation is not that exciting—until you get to the 20th century.” Since then, medicine has grown at a […]
How the Internet of Things Will Fuel Tomorrow’s Telemedicine
Telemedicine is opening up new avenues for patients to connect with providers and receive the treatment they need. And at the forefront of this revolution is the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT development is enhancing remote medicine by helping stakeholders achieve a quality of care that’s potentially better than in-person options. From preventive care to […]
A Brief Overview of FDA Medical Device Regulations — Part 2
Welcome back to the final entry of our two-part overview of FDA regulations for medical devices! In the first part of our series, we covered medical device classifications and listings, establishment registrations, premarket notifications, and premarket approvals. In case you need a quick review, you can check it out here. We’ve got a lot of […]
A Brief Overview of FDA Medical Device Regulations — Part 1
To develop, manufacture, and distribute health tech devices in the United States, innovators must have a thorough understanding of regulations and compliances. In the first entry of this two-part series, we provide a brief overview of the first few FDA regulations for medical devices. A Necessity for Safe Innovation Any technological innovation or advancement in […]
Mobile Apps + Genetic Tests = a Healthier Future?
The past few years saw a major growth of direct-to-consumer genetic testing kits. Essentially, you take the appropriate samples from your body and send back the kit for results on what diseases and cancers you’re most likely at risk for. By mid-2018, these kits analyzed the DNA of 17 million people. That’s a lot of recent […]