The pharma implications of the FDA’s policy on low risk devices
On January 19th, the FDA released draft guidance about wearables dated January 20th, proving not only do they have access to a time machine, but they are totally willing to rub our noses in it. The...
View ArticleHypeCheck(in) – Week 1 with weight loss tools
Editors note: This post is a day late due to the snow. I have to say, I had some pretty lofty expectations about the tools I had selected when starting this program. I chose them because the tech press...
View ArticleThis device will deliver drugs via remote control
Biomedical engineer Robert Langer has invented an implantable microchip that can deliver drugs by wireless signal. The chips Langer is working on contain up to 1,000 tiny “wells” that you can fill with...
View ArticleAbout that Apple HealthKit hospital rollout….
Reuters has an exclusive report this morning about hospitals rolling out pilot programs using Apple’s HealthKit. If you work in this business no doubt link to it have flown through your Twitter feed...
View ArticleHypeCheck(In): Week 3 – Betrayed by technology
So here’s the thing about wearables. you really have no way of knowing if they’re accurate or not. The only way to really know is to compare them, which let’s face it, how many people out there are...
View ArticleSorry Nerds, The Wearables Market is a Bonafide Mess
So I’ve spent a fair amount of time testing a number of wearables over the past few weeks. Some of this I’ve done for my own edification, some for my own self-improvement, and all of them because I...
View ArticleResearchKit Is A Game Changer, Just Not The Way You Think
As you no doubt have read by now, Apple announced Monday an open-source medical platform named ResearchKit. The platform, which runs natively on an iOS device, provides medical and scientific...
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