MedTech Dive

Medtronic gets FDA clearance for smart insulin pen app

Medtronic said Monday it received 510 (k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for an app to connect its smart ...
PCMag

Personal Safety App ‘Are You Dead?’ Hits iPhone Charts: Here's How It Works

A morbid-sounding iPhone app called Are You Dead? has proven a viral hit and now sits in the top 10 most-downloaded paid-for ...
Medscape

Remote Monitoring for Diabetes: What Actually Reduces Hospitalizations?

Remote monitoring is increasing as new reimbursement paths open up. But even the best programs are no guarantee of success.

Can your toothbrush really detect diabetes? FDA scrutiny grows for health-tracking gadgets

CES attendees saw health-tracking gadgets making bold promises: toothbrushes detecting diabetes, mirrors assessing 20-year ...
Healio

FDA clears mobile app for next-generation automated insulin delivery system

The FDA has cleared a mobile application that will connect with a next-generation multiple daily injection automated insulin ...

Withings' new smart scale gives you its most detailed health reading yet (including hypertension risk)

Would you pay for a $600 scale that informs you of your risk of hypertension and cardiac efficiency? Withings is betting big that you will.
IEEE

A High-Performance Wireless Power Transfer System for Cardiac Pacemaker Based on Multi-MNG

Abstract: In response to the issues of low transmission efficiency, poor offset tolerance, and severe magnetic leakage in wireless energy transmission systems for cardiac pacemakers, this article ...
IEEE

Towards Continuous Pacemaker Monitoring with Energy-Efficient Broadband Communication Channel using Magnetic Dual Resonance

Abstract: Current pacemaker telemetry with BLE or other RF-based techniques relies on aggressive duty-cycling with intermittent or user-initiated transmissions to prolong battery life. These ...