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Sound Life Sciences scores FDA 510(k) for smart device respiratory monitoring app
By Emily Olsen | 02:41 pm | December 03, 2021
The prescription app uses a smartphone or smart speaker to measure breathing.
Consumer smart speakers’ wide usage presents an opportunity for the “next generation of health monitoring solutions,” the researchers said.
Proof-of-concept system turns smart speakers into contactless heart rhythm monitors
By Mallory Hackett | 01:42 pm | March 09, 2021
Smart speakers such as the Amazon Echo or the Google Nest can be used to monitor heart rhythms without physical contact as effectively as an electrocardiogram, according to research from the University of Washington published in Communications Biology.
Apple collaborates with researchers on studies of heart failure, flu
By Jonah Comstock | 11:32 am | October 30, 2020
In addition to a study of asthma patients with Anthem, the tech giant is working with the Universities of Toronto and Washington on two other studies using its new Apple Watch Series 6.
Electrode sensor transfers biometrics via cloud
By Laura Lovett | 04:32 pm | February 19, 2018
A new elastic electrode sensor paired with a wireless communication module can noninvasively monitor a patient’s biometric data and send it to a doctor via the cloud.
University of Washington gets grant to help doctors identify pregnancy drug risks
By Aditi Pai | 12:34 pm | November 20, 2015
The University of Washington and RightAnswer, a chemical information management service, have received a $150,000 Small Business Innovation and Research grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop and launch an app that helps healthcare providers access data about the risks of taking drugs while pregnant.
University of Washington has developed an app that detects sleep apnea
By Aditi Pai | 11:47 am | April 28, 2015
The University of Washington (UW) has developed an app that helps detect sleep apnea, called ApneaApp.
Researchers develop diagnostic app for newborn jaundice
By Brian Dolan | 09:50 am | August 28, 2014
Medical and engineering researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have developed a smartphone app, called BiliCam, that they claim can diagnose jaundice in newborns via a smartphone's camera.