Loyola University Health System is the first hospital in the U.S. to implant into a patient a new FDA-approved defibrillator which can automatically send a signal to a doctor via wireless satellite transmission if a patient’s heart beats abnormally or if the device malfunctions.

ALR Technologies Inc. in the US announced they have reached significant milestones in development of their disease management home monitoring system. It is also moving forward on plans to add diagnostic monitoring to their home monitoring system. This will enable medical personnel or other caregivers to remotely monitor on a daily basis such key data as blood pressure, blood glucose, heart rate and use of nebulizer compressors. Read the press release here.