Beyond the eye-catching headline for this pointer-to-the-future item, there are hints that these new chips being developed at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) could be also used for detecting counterfeit drugs (if the manufacturers provided chemical markers, one assumes)…. Read moreMicrochip gives phones X-ray vision
“Pressure-sensitive alarms that sound when a patient tries to get out of bed do not prevent falls or reduce injury, researchers have found.” This is a hospital-based study but there are implications for the use of bed monitors at home… Read moreHospital alarms fail to prevent injury
Despite the title (we dislike the ‘game changer’ cliché) and the trendy infographics there are some good things about this free 36-page report produced by Deloitte. For example, their use of the terms telecare and telehealth are clearly defined early… Read moreReport: Telecare and Telehealth – a game changer for health and social care (UK)
Philips Lifeline has published a free CarePartners Mobile app for iPhones and Android smartphones that enables family caregivers (carers) to connect with each other and to coordinate care plans privately and securely. More information and download links: CarePartners Mobile. We… Read morePhilips Lifeline CarePartners Mobile app
Ecumen is conducting an online survey of people over 55 on behalf of a “group of PERS device companies [who] are looking for your input to design the next generation of this product”. Good grief! To mis-quote one of the… Read moreTell Ecumen what you think of pendant alarms/medical alarms/PERS
Toronto-based remote health provider Ideal Life announced that it has chosen Orange Business Services to expand its remote monitoring solutions for wellness and chronic conditions to an international audience. Orange will provide seamless machine to machine (M2M) wireless connectivity for… Read moreIdeal Life chooses Orange Business Services to expand its remote health management offering (Canada)
The United States will look to Africa to gain knowledge about advances in mobile health technologies…While it’s still the early days of mHealth and the digital revolution, “we will see huge breakthroughs in Africa and South Asia,” said Jeffrey Sachs,… Read moreAfrica's mHealth breakthroughs to pave way for US
Shipping containers are being put to all sorts of uses these days, including for homes and shops. Now, in the Kaithal district of Haryana, India, the first of what is intended to be a series of eHealth (telemedicine? telehealth?) centres… Read moreHigh-end eHealth centres in shipping containers (India)
Editor Steve hardly understands this one, but smells money for someone who can exploit this open source development… New e-Health Biometric Sensor Platform for Arduino and Raspberry Pi: Cooking Hacks by Libelium Helps Makers Develop Products to Monitor Medical Data…. Read moreCooking up something for Raspberry Pi (Spain and US)
The Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and High Specialisation Therapies (Ismett) is a major transplant centre in Italy and has been running a trial with post-transplant patients in partnership with Intel-GE Care Innovations. “The study is still ongoing but the signs… Read moreTelehealth accelerating transplant patients' recovery in Italy
