vital signs

Alt text: A photo of a baby in bed
By  Adam Ang 04:38 am August 27, 2021
The University of South Australia has published a study where an AI-powered computer vision system that has the same accuracy as an ECG machine was used to remotely monitor premature babies' vital signs. The platform can also detect their faces while lying in hospital beds. WHAT IT'S ABOUT According to a press statement, the university's researchers developed the "baby detector" software using a...
By  Sara Mageit 05:23 am August 28, 2020
UK rehabilitation centre offers robotics equipment for patients  A UK-based care and rehab centre is now able to deliver robotics expertise as part of its global rehabilitation offering. Askham Village Community, based in Cambridgeshire, England, is now bringing all its rehab services together with the launch of Askham Rehab, a specialist global rehabilitation service incorporating robotics and...
By  Brian Dolan 12:25 pm April 14, 2010
According to a regulatory filing with the SEC this week, Sotera Wireless has secured $10.75 million of a $15 million round of venture funding from undisclosed investor(s). Some of Sotera Wireless' previous investors have included Qualcomm Ventures, Intel Capital, Sanderling Ventures and Apposite Capital. Sotera Wireless, which changed its name from Triage Wireless last year, is currently...
By  Brian Dolan 07:50 am December 22, 2009
The Wall Street Journal today published a feature on tracking vital signs using smartphone applications: "Your iPhone Just Called: Your Blood Sugar is High," a poorly-worded headline (apps don't make your iPhone "call" you) but the article gives great exposure to a number of companies working in wireless health: AllOne Health, TheCarrot, Ringful, Polka, Microsoft, WebMD and more. Microsoft's...