#health-technology
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fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 day agoMusic lamp concept is a sleeping aid concept for the best (worst) insomniacs - Yanko Design
The Light Player - Aid-Sleeping Music Lamp combines calming light and soothing sound to create an ideal sleep environment, offering three distinct modes for relaxation.
Gadgets
#nhs
Artificial intelligence
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months agoNHS rolls out AI app to predict and prevent falls that could land patients in hospital | Computer Weekly
Artificial intelligence is being employed to predict and prevent falls in home care, enhancing patient safety and reducing hospitalizations.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months agoSoftware bug at firm left NHS data 'vulnerable to hackers'
Medefer addressed a serious software flaw that left NHS patient data potentially vulnerable to hacking.
Artificial intelligence
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months agoNHS rolls out AI app to predict and prevent falls that could land patients in hospital | Computer Weekly
Artificial intelligence is being employed to predict and prevent falls in home care, enhancing patient safety and reducing hospitalizations.
#wearable-devices
Wearables
fromBuzzFeed
2 months agoI Was Skeptical Of The Oura Ring At First. Now That I've Worn It For Months, I Understand The Hype.
The Oura Ring tracks over 20 biometrics to provide personalized health insights.
The ring's effectiveness may surpass that of previous health gadgets.
Skepticism about wearable tech exists, but Oura aims to differentiate itself.
Wearables
fromZDNET
1 week agoThese 3 new Fitbit Labs AI features aim to demystify your health and medical records
Fitbit's new AI features aim to enhance user understanding of health and medical data.
The Medical Record Navigator simplifies complex medical reports into clear summaries.
Symptom Checker provides insights on health symptoms to help inform medical decisions.
Unusual trends notifications alert users to potentially significant changes in their health metrics.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 week agoSouth African equities steady, jobs data awaited - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
South African equities are poised for further gains, shaped by positive market breadth and easing global concerns around U.S. tariffs.
Tech industry
#apple-watch
Wearables
fromZDNET
3 weeks agoThe next Apple Watch likely won't include this popular health feature
Apple's blood oxygen monitoring feature is currently disabled due to a patent dispute with Masimo.
The return of the feature on future Apple Watches remains uncertain.
Existing hardware on Apple Watches could support blood oxygen monitoring, but legal issues hold it back.
Wearables
fromZDNET
3 weeks agoThe next Apple Watch likely won't include this popular health feature
Apple's blood oxygen monitoring feature is currently disabled due to a patent dispute with Masimo.
The return of the feature on future Apple Watches remains uncertain.
Existing hardware on Apple Watches could support blood oxygen monitoring, but legal issues hold it back.
fromNature
3 weeks agoMy 'woke DEI' grant has been flagged for scrutiny. Where do I go from here?
AI models are extraordinary, but they can also fail for some groups of people: if a model is trained only on data from men, for example, it might perform poorly when looking at women.
Artificial intelligence
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
1 month agoElectronic patient records to launch in Germany from end of April
Germany will launch nationwide electronic patient records on April 29th, improving healthcare efficiency and access.
The electronic patient record will be mandatory for clinics starting in October.
fromThe Verge
2 months agoThe Electric Nose Frida Pro relieves infant congestion with hospital-grade snot sucking
The NoseFrida SnotSucker comes highly recommended in parenting communities, but it's a finicky device that requires a lot of manual suction and - more often than not - two adults to get the job done.
SF parents
Miscellaneous
fromTechCrunch
3 months agoExclusive: This founder was worried about his mother slipping - so he created sensors to detect falls
Falls are a significant risk for seniors, often resulting in serious injuries that go untreated.
SafelyYou is innovating fall detection technology to enhance safety and care in senior living environments.
fromNew York Post
3 months agoCan an at-home vagus nerve stimulator reduce stress? New tech could improve sleep, focus and anxiety
"The science is still very young," Timir Datta, assistant professor in the Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, told The Post.
Miscellaneous
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months agoYoung women can fall pregnant very easily': inside the wild west of smartphone fertility apps
Many fertility apps mislead users regarding their effectiveness, potentially leading to unplanned pregnancies.
Apps often rely on inadequate data for predicting ovulation, raising concerns about their reliability as contraception.
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