Vital signs (often shortened to just vitals) are a group of the 4 to 6 most important signs that indicate the status of the body’s vital (life-sustaining) functions. These measurements are taken to help assess the general physical health of a person, give clues to possible diseases, and show progress toward recovery. The normal ranges for a person’s vital signs vary with age, weight, gender, and overall health. Vital Connect uses Band-Aid-like wearable strip to monitor your vital signs. Vi...

Animas® Vibe® Insulin Pump is CGM-enabled, which means you have the option to receive glucose readings every 5 minutes on your Animas® Vibe® Insulin Pump, where the data can be viewed and analysed. The major benefit of having a CGM-enabled insulin pump is that this functionality reveals a complete view of the glucose highs, lows and rates of change over time. This information complements fingerstick testing results and can be used to help guide therapy adjustments. CGM components include a...

The Affordable Care Act is expected to push more medical billing from the traditional fee-for-service model to the new fee-for-performance model; in other words, hospitals will get paid to keep people healthy. Keeping people healthy will force healthcare providers to do things such as prevent re-admissions back to a hospital for an infection or relapse after a treatment, or keep people from needing a hospital stay at all. And that will happen only if providers have some insight into what patient...

Getting patients to stick to their prescribed medication regimen can be a huge problem for healthcare professionals. This can have negative complications for the patient, including increased healthcare costs, complications, and even death. AdhereTech have come up with a solution to this problem in the form of a sensor wireless pill bottle. AdhereTech’s pill bottles are the same size and feel of a regular bill bottle and can be used straight out of the box, requiring no setup. Using sensors, t...

The Withings Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor is a device for people who want to measure their blood pressure at home, and keep track of their readings over time. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the device. Unlike conventional blood pressure cuffs, the Withings BP Monitor is permanently in a rigid cylindrical form that allows the user to easily slip their arm through. Downloading the free Withings Healthmate App takes a few more minutes to setup and get running. Once the Bluetoot...

The Kinsa Smart Thermometer brings temperature-taking into the 21st century. While it’s not exactly a reinvention of the wheel, it reimagines the thermometer from a parent’s perspective, using a smartphones to make the process way quicker and much more informative. Once it has taken the temperature, the app displays it along with possible associated symptoms. From there you can either save the results or redo the process. Kinsa’s team of top engineers have implemented the latest technology...