Wearable sensor technologies are becoming increasingly relevant in health research, particularly in the context of chronic disease management. They generate real-time health data that can be translated into digital biomarkers, which can provide insights…
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By Shania Kennedy
June 13, 2024 – Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have developed a machine learning (ML) approach to predict recovery outcomes following lumbar spine surgery using data from wearables and other sources.
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Recognizing the pivotal role of circadian rhythm in the human aging process and its scalability through wearables, we introduce CosinorAge, a digital biomarker of aging developed from wearable-derived circadian rhythmicity from 80,000 midlife and…
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Welcome to the May edition of Digital Health Digest!This month, we're spotlighting key developments in telehealth funding, weight loss programs, cybersecurity challenges, and advancements in wearable technology. Join us to explore how these innovations…
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The U.S. healthcare system can treat patients in a formulaic, one-size-fits-all manner. These methods of patient care, some experts contend, are ineffective and costly, and often lead to poor health outcomes due to neglecting…
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Data from commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) wearables leveraged with machine learning algorithms provide an unprecedented potential for the early detection of adverse physiological events. However, several challenges inhibit this potential, including (1) heterogeneity among and…
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What You Should Know:
– Jabra Enhance, a leader in the direct-to-consumer hearing care space, today launches Jabra Enhance Select 500, its smallest, most advanced hearing aid yet.
– The Enhance Select 500 is the new…
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To commemorate Stroke Awareness Month, FibriCheck and Patients Know Best, alumni companies of the DigitalHealth.London Accelerator, share how their digital platforms have facilitated the implementation of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Virtual Wards at West Middlesex…
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When people think of patients being treated for depression, usually what comes to mind is someone sitting in weekly therapy sessions, and perhaps being prescribed a medication. But some clinicians and technologists see other…
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Too often, data collected from wearables and monitoring devices adds to the burden on healthcare professionals. Help in the form of a new information standard is on the way, writes Charlie McCayThe use of…
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