FDA approves first digital pill, a drug that comes with ingestible sensor

This allows patients to track their meds on their smartphone; it also enables caregivers and physicians to access adherence data through a web-based portal, when given permission by the patient.

FDA approves digital pill that tracks when patients take it

The Food and Drug Administration has approved its first digital drug: a pill embedded with a sensor that transmits whether someone has taken it.

Bluetooth in healthcare provides improved connectivity

With 20 million devices in the marketplace today, Bluetooth technology is already the de facto wireless standard for health and fitness devices. Whether the device is a defibrillator, weight scale, heart rate belt, glucose meter or a Wii Fit Balance Board, manufacturers have been enthusiastic in choosing Bluetooth technology as their device connectivity solution.

Google powers up AI, machine learning accelerator for healthcare

With the mandate of fostering an ecosystem of applied machine learning startups, Google on Wednesday revealed the first four companies to join its Launchpad Studio and said this initial track is aimed squarely at healthcare and biotech.

Innovative Digital Health Tools Offer ‘Seamless’ Patient Experience

The Nemours App for Asthma is the first product from Nemours’s Center for Health Delivery Innovation, released as part of a new digital health strategy that provides all digital assets on a single platform for users.

IBM Watson, FDA to explore blockchain for secure patient data exchange

IBM Watson Health is collaborating with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a research initiative aimed at defining a secure, efficient and scalable exchange of health data using blockchain technology.

iPads are the ‘new stethoscope’ and every doctor needs one…

You can choose to ignore it, but the move to put iOS inside healthcare is gathering so much momentum it’s a triumph of ignorance over good sense to do so.

Now OPD on smartphones to make life easy for medicos, patients

Patients from far off places in the country and abroad can now consult specific doctors in the national capital using their smartphones.

New smart bracelet can tell when you get pregnant

Scientists have developed a smart bracelet that can not only identify the best time of the month for a woman to try for a baby but also alert when the user gets pregnant an advance that could make traditional home pregnancy test obsolete.

Microsoft opens AI-based healthcare department

Microsoft has set up a new healthcare department at its Cambridge research facility, which will use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to aid in medical research and treatment of patients. The tech giant has created the division as part of its commitment to “transform healthcare” using technologies such as machine learning and Cloud computing, The Telegraph reported late on Sunday.