Virtual Health Startup Vida Health Raises $25 Million
Virtual health startup Vida Health announced it has received $25 million in funding — led by life science investment firm Ally Bridge Group — that will be used…
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New Footstep Sensors Turn Floor Into Gait Recognition System
A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has developed a footstep monitoring system that can be used to identify people based on their movement…
MIT Researchers Develop Machine Washable Biometric Sensors
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has announced that its researchers have developed a new type of lightweight sensor for the constant monitoring…
Army-affiliated Medical Group Seeks Tech for ‘Virtual Care Wards’ Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC), a biomedical association working with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, has filed a…
Rebranded Huma Turns to Biometric Wearables for Patient Monitoring
Medopad is shaking things up with a corporate rebrand and two new major acquisitions. The remote patient monitoring specialist will henceforth be known as…
CovIdentify Study Looks to Smartphone, Wearable Biometrics for Symptoms of COVID-19
A new study out of Duke University aims to use biometric data gathered from smart wearables and smartphones to try and spot early symptoms of the COVID-19…
FacePhi Delivers Biometric Facial Recognition Solution for South Korean Hospital
FacePhi has been able to maintain all of its primary business operations in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The facial recognition specialist has been able…
Biometric Smart Rings Point to Post-COVID-19 AI Revolution in Healthcare: Microsoft CTO
According to Microsoft chief technology officer (CTO) Kevin Scott, biometric smart rings being worn by healthcare workers at a San Francisco hospital are an…
Pandemic Will Spur Biometric Innovation Comparable to Post-9/11 Period: Acuity
“…with so much business going online and virtual, organizations will need to be sure that the people they’re working and interacting with are who they say they…
CarePN Uses VerifyID to Coordinate Better Treatment for Opioid Addiction
The Care Provider Network (CarePN) has created a new platform that is designed to improve patient outcomes in the midst of the opioid epidemic. To that end,…