Healthcare Wearables: Thoughts from the Experts on Challenges & Potential Breakthroughs »
We love wearable technology at MedTech Boston. We're constantly reporting on the hottest new trends and the life-changing capabilities of devices like the iThermonitor, embr's Wristify and Google Glass. We're even helping with Medstro's Wearables in Healthcare Pilot Challenge, which will culminate in a live pitch-off in Boston this April. But the use of wearable…
Testing Thync: A Calming, Energizing Personal Brain Modulator »
For many professionals, stress, fatigue, and anxiety are synonymous with their daily lives. How do these individuals power through their days? A few cups of coffee in the morning? Perhaps a few drinks at the end of a day to help them feel more relaxed? In some cases, individuals find “solutions” to their problems that…
Scott Frederick on the Value of Nurse Technologists »
At PointClear Solutions, Scott Frederick provides clinical insight and product research for software and app developers looking to disrupt healthcare. He's directly associated with one aspect of the PointClear business model that we find fascinating and innovative: the use of nurse technologists to vet the workflow effectiveness of every technology the company manages. This week,…
Upcoming Events in Medical Innovation (May 10, 2015) »
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#NowTrending: This Week’s MedTech News »
We bring you this week's medtech news, from Boston and beyond: 1. The VA Center for Innovation Launches a New Initiative On May 15, the VA will be launch a VA Innovation Creation Series, which will hopefully accelerate the development of prosthetics and assistive technologies for Veterans. The series will be launched at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center…
Jitin Asnaani on Data As Power in Today’s Healthcare Ecosystem »
Jitin Asnaani sees energy and passion around truly improving patient care. “Physicians want to provide the best care," he says. "Hospitals, health systems and care givers truly want to innovate and lower the cost of care." Still, for all that excitement, Asnaani says a basic commodity is still lacking: data. “It’s like home builders building…
Boston Doctor Raises Over $400,000 for Nepali Earthquake Relief »
Dr. Bijay Acharya first heard about the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal on Saturday, April 25. It was 3 am. Frantically, he called his brother, his parents, his friends. No one picked up. "I couldn't get ahold of them for five hours," he says. "They were the longest five hours of my life." Immediately Acharya,…
5 Hot Neuroscience Innovations Changing Healthcare Right Now »
Ann Romney, Global Ambassador for the Ann Romney Center for Neurological Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Nancy Synderman, Chief Medical Editor, NBC News, speak at the 2015 World Medical Innovation Forum. All photos via WMIF. Last week's Partners Health Care World Medical Innovation Forum (WMIF) brought together scientists and healthcare…
10 Quotable Moments from the World Medical Innovation Forum »
Ann Romney, Global Ambassador for the Ann Romney Center for Neurological Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Nancy Synderman, Chief Medical Editor, NBC News. All photos via WMIF. The World Medical Innovation Forum (WMIF) took place last week from April 27 to 29, 2015 at the Westin Copley Place Boston…
