University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) is supporting Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) on a living lab project which will explore the impact of digital health technology in older residents’ homes.
The project aims to establish…
Background: Climate change increasingly impacts health, particularly of rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa due to their limited resources for adaptation. Understanding these impacts remains a challenge, as continuous monitoring of vital signs in such…
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Australia has one of the world’s highest levels of ultraviolet radiation, a proven carcinogen that causes skin care and eye diseases. UV damage is said to accumulate from childhood, and the risk of developing…
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Technology innovation shows no sign of slowing as the healthcare industry continues on its quest to improve the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of care. The past few years have seen an array of new…
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Sleep monitoring has become widespread with the rise of affordable wearable devices. However, converting sleep data into actionable change remains challenging as diverse factors can cause combinations of sleep parameters to differ both between…
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Background: Due to the aging of the population, the prevalence of aortic valve stenosis will increase dramatically in upcoming years. Consequently Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedures will also expand worldwide. Optimal selection of…
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Due to the precautions that need to be taken to protect patient health and reduce potential risks, the healthcare sector has been typically slow to adopt new technologies and solutions, particularly compared to other…
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Apnea and hypopnea are common sleep disorders characterized by the obstruction of the airways. Polysomnography (PSG) is a sleep study typically used to compute the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI), the number of times a person…
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What You Should Know:
– Medable Inc., a leader in modern clinical trial technology, has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) to integrate medical-grade wearable devices into clinical research. This collaboration aims to…
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Step length is an important diagnostic and prognostic measure of health and disease. Wearable devices can estimate step length continuously (e.g., in clinic or real-world settings), however, the accuracy of current estimation methods is…
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