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…
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FDA green lights an insulin delivery app for the first time
The Food and Drug Administration has cleared a smartphone application for the t:slim X2 pump. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now cleared the first insulin delivery app for smartphones. The application is from Tandem Diabetes Care for programming the company’s t:slim X2 pump. This represents the first time the FDA has approved either an iOS or Android application for this purpose. This represents the first time a smartphone insulin delivery app on either iOS or Android has received FDA approval, said Tandem Diabetes Care in a recent…
Read MoreUsing the right UVC light wand to get through a COVID-19 and flu Twin-demic
Using a powerful and yet safe ultraviolet light device may be a game changer this winter. Before this winter arrives, make sure there’s a UVC light wand on your radar. If things play out as medical experts are warning, it’s time to gear up against the “twin-demic” that could happen when the pandemic stretches out through flu season. Making sure you have a powerful ultraviolet light electronic cleaner will be key. The Mogix UVC light wand is among the top ultraviolet light cleaning tools you’ll get your sanitized hands on…
Read MoreFDA to fast-tack its review of unique potassium screening mHealth device
AliveCor has designed a device that can detect dangerously high levels of potassium. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has given “Breakthrough Device” status to a potassium screening mHealth device developed by California-based medical device company AliveCor. The company’s KardiaK mHealth platform has been created to analyze ECG readings to detect dangerously high level of potassium in a person’s blood, without the need to draw blood. The digital health tools is designed to detect hyperkalemia. Hyperkalemia is an elevated level of potassium, a mineral and electrolyte, in your blood.…
Read MoreInstagram cracks down on drug hashtags, deleting many
Facebook, the parent company, decided to remove #opioids, #fentanyl, #oxycontin and others. Instagram has decided to crackdown on drug hashtags, taking down some based on medication names. Among those Facebook – the parent company – has decided to delete include #oxycontin, #fentanyl and #opiods. Many others have also been taken down based on upgrades to Instagram’s community guidelines. Searches for #xanax and #fentanyl shortly after the drug hashtags crackdown produced no recent posts but shared a message stating that those posts “are currently hidden because the community has reported some…
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