Health Care Industry Technology

Importance of IoT Healthcare Services

11/05/2024 QR Code Press

The world’s healthcare landscape is experiencing a rapid technological advancement. IoT (Internet of Things) is a key pillar behind the transformation of medical facility operations today. This technology has the potential to connect smart devices, gather accurate healthcare data, and support real-time communication between patients and medical teams. Medical businesses can leverage IoT to revolutionize how they manage their facilities, deliver care, and track patients’ recovery journey. Living a healthy life is a priority for many individuals. The future of healthcare is changing dramatically with each passing day. Cutting edge…

Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset used for spinal fusion surgery in UK

03/25/202403/23/2024 Julie Campbell

A surgical assistant swapped out the HoloLens 2 in favor of the goggles from the iPhone maker. A London surgical assistant recently chose to use the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset instead of the HoloLens 2 in order to complete a spinal fusion surgery. The doctor described the change as a groundbreaking one. The device was worn by a scrub nurse Unlike what certain reports had suggested, it wasn’t the surgeons who were wearing the mixed reality goggles. Instead, it was Suvi Verho, a surgical assistant and scrub nurse…

WHO launches Risk Assessment Tool biosafety mobile app

03/18/202403/16/2024 Jorge Gonzalez

The World Health Organization launched the RAST application for biosafety and lab biosecurity. The World Health Organization has announced the launch of its new mobile app, the Risk Assessment Tool (RAST) for Biosafety and Laboratory Biosecurity. The application is meant to assist in assessing laboratory risk The mobile app is meant to support laboratory workers, who are at a risk as high as 1,000 times more than the general population when it comes to infections. The RAST application is intended to be used alongside the Laboratory biosafety manual (LBM4) risk-…

Samsung smart ring places a focus on sleep data

02/28/202402/27/2024 Julie Campbell

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The new Galaxy wearable device was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress before its release. Following a tiny mention at the tail end of the Galaxy S24 event in early February, Samsung officially unveiled its smart ring at the Mobile World Congress (MWC). The latest unveiling went well beyond the brief tease originally announcing the device. Samsung has now made the announcement of its smart ring, a Galaxy device, official. The gadget will be offered in US ring sizes 5 through 15. That said, on the commercial products, those sizes…

Samsung Galaxy Watch receives FDA authorization for sleep apnea feature

02/16/202402/15/2024 QR Code Press

This medical monitoring feature’s approval is the first of its kind for wearable technology. Samsung Electronics recently announced that its Galaxy Watch was compatible with a new Samsung Health Monitor sleep apnea feature that has received De Novo authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The wearable technology feature is meant to help detect indications of sleep apnea in a wearer. The approval given to the app that is compatible with the Galaxy Watch and phone was the first of its kind the FDA has issued. The authorization…