Researchers from Hong Kong have come up with a new robotic device for improving the gait and lower limb function of stroke patients.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
The mobile ankle-foot exoneuromusculoskeleton developed by a research team from Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a rehabilitation robot specifically designed for stroke patients with hemiplegia, or paralysis that affects one side of the...
Mobile telemedicine app DrGo by telecommunications provider HKT has released a new atrial fibrillation screening feature.
The app has added into its app the a-fib screening technology called FibriCheck by Belgian company Qompium. The technology, which has been cleared in the United States, Australia, and Europe, has sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive values of more than 90%.
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Aster MIMS Hospital has partnered with Medtronic India to build a comprehensive stroke programme in Kerala.
It will form a hub-and-spoke network of identified hospitals around Calicut which will be provided with teleconsultation support and resources for mobilising stroke patients at a critical stage and in urgent need of therapy.
With Aster MIMS at the core of this network, partner hospitals can...
Indian startup Qure.ai has launched a new stroke management platform that enables remote diagnosis and decision making.
Launched in early November, the system has been rolled out in The Baptist Christian Hospital, teleradiology chain Aarthi Scans and the Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, among others.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
The Qure.ai Stroke Management Platform is powered by the startup's AI...
This morning Zeit, a wearable stroke and seizure detector, landed $2 million in seed funding, according to a TechCrunch report.
SeedtoB and Digilife co-led the round, with participation from Y Combinator, Gaingels, Northsouth Ventures, Tamar Capital, Axial, Citta Capital and angel investors, according to the report.
WHAT IT DOES
The company uses artificial intelligence and bioelectronics to...
Researchers from Penn State University and Houston Methodist Hospital recently outlined their work on a machine learning tool that uses a smartphone camera to quickly gauge facial movements for sign of a stroke.
The tool – which was presented as a virtual poster at this month's International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – relies on computational facial...
A new use-of-concept study found that stroke patients given virtual reality therapy were consistent in completing the therapy and preferred a version which let them connect to others.
The study included both a multi-user version, which let participants interact with others remotely, and a single-user version, which they completed on their own. Participants that used a multi-user version of the...
The past few days have seen new pivotal trial announcements from two startups eyeing FDA submissions for their digital health offerings.
On Thursday Cognoa unveiled an investigation for its pediatric development monitoring and diagnostic tool. This will be a multi-site, prospective, blinded, active comparator study of the tool, which is intended to support primary care autism diagnoses among...
Eggs, milk, remote care. Thanks to a partnership between Texas grocery chain H-E-B and Reliant Immune Diagnostics, consumers seeking a mobile telemedicine consultation can purchase an appointment while stocking up the fridge.
The free-to-download MDBox platform offers symptom-driven video consultations and prescriptions from licensed providers for a flat, upfront fee. Now, patients can visit the...
Stroke patients who received in-home rehabilitation therapy from a tablet-based app had similar outcomes to those completing the same treatment with physician guidance, suggesting that the digital treatment could be effective without provider supervision, according to a paper recently published in Frontiers in Neurology.
The study’s 3,686 patients each had post-stroke aphasia affecting their...
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