If I told you to picture a gamer, what comes to mind? Likely a teenager or young adult sitting at a desk in their game room, which is outfitted with a multitude of monitors, gaming consoles, and other gadgets. The last image that would probably come to mind is that of a 70-year-old woman wearing a virtual reality headset and playing an interactive game. But you'd be surprised to learn that this is just as much of an accurate depiction of a "gamer" as the first example.
Fifteen percent of
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NYU Langone Health Makes History with Successful Whole-Eye & Partial-Face Transplant
What You Should Know:
- A surgical team at NYU Langone Health performed the world’s first whole-eye and partial-face transplant on a 46-year-old military veteran, Aaron James, who survived a high-voltage electrical accident at work.
- The 21-hour surgery was led by Dr. Eduardo D. Rodriguez, director of the Face Transplant Program at NYU Langone along with a team of more than 140 surgeons, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.. James had lost his left eye and suffered extensive facial
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Withings Launches Body Pro 2 for Early Diabetes Detection
What You Should Know:
- Withings Health Solutions has launched Body Pro 2, a revolutionary cellular-connected smart scale that is designed to improve the way patients with diabetes are cared for.
- Body Pro 2 is a cellular-connected smart scale that can be used to capture advanced health metrics such as weight and body composition.
Diabetic Foot Ulcers Assessment
The first module of Body Pro 2 is prescription-only and focuses on improving care for patients with diabetes, addressing
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Butterfly Network, iCardio.ai Partner to Deploy Cardiac Ultrasound AI Tools
What You Should Know:
- iCardio.ai, a developer of deep learning algorithms for ultrasound images, has joined Butterfly Garden, an AI Marketplace by Butterfly Network.
- The agreement aims to integrate iCardio.ai's suite of cardiac ultrasound AI tools with Butterfly's single-probe, whole-body handheld ultrasound system, pending applicable approvals.
Cardiac Ultrasound AI Tools
Cardio.ai's software, awaiting FDA 510(k) clearance, automates critical measurements of the heart, detects
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Aiberry Expands Mental Health AI-Powered Assessment Platform to Cover Major Anxiety Disorders
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Aiberry®, a leading AI-powered mental health assessment platform, today announced that it has expanded its capabilities to include screening for anxiety disorders, in addition to the clinically-validated depression assessments it has provided to date.The comprehensive anxiety screening includes assessments for five distinct anxiety disorders including generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD), and
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Widespread Ultrasound Adoption in Primary Care Expected Within 5 Years, Exo Study Reveals
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Exo, a pioneering medical imaging software and devices company, today released its 2023 Survey Report: Unlocking Point-of-Care Ultrasound.Based on a survey of more than 150 U.S.-based physicians, the report uncovers trends related to point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) adoption and use—such as challenges with existing solutions, their perceived value of handheld POCUS devices, and the impact of new innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI) on medical imaging and
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The State of Digital Health Investment and What It Means for Health Organizations
Over the last several years there’s been significant investment in digital healthcare startups and growth-stage organizations, particularly those showing technical innovation that delivers improved health outcomes and more efficient care delivery models. Digital health organizations that translate investment dollars into quality outcomes will emerge as leaders by focusing on core challenges faced by major players across the healthcare industry. Recent trends shaping the digital health space will
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Biomaterial Technology Breakthrough: Addressing Immune Response Complications in Orthopedics
The last time we saw any meaningful advance in the development of biomaterial technology used in orthopedic implants, particularly in spinal implantation, was before Bill Clinton’s presidency. Since the 1990s, this field has remained relatively stagnant, with titanium and PEEK (polyetheretherketone) being the basis for virtually all spinal implants. However, both of these biomaterials have important limitations.
Engineering historically has focused on the biomechanical aspects of spinal
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In-Ear Wearable Measures Blood Flow to the Head for Long COVID POTS
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STAT Health emerges from stealth to introduce a 24/7 in-ear wearable that measures blood flow to the head to better understand symptoms such as dizziness, brain fog, headaches, fainting, and fatigue that occur upon standing.These are common symptoms for illnesses like long COVID, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and other orthostatic (caused by standing) syndromes that affect more
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CalmiGo Donates Exhalers to Help Survivors of Terrorist Attacks in Israel Cope with Anxiety and PTSD
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CalmiGo, a developer of the first and only drug-free device that empowers people suffering from anxiety, PTSD, and panic attacks with immediate relief, announces that the company donated 1200 portable exhalers to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Israel to help calm anxiety and alleviate symptoms of PTSD.The donations were made possible due to the help of the non-profit organization, Reim, that provides urgent medical aid to Israel, as well as other
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