Brian T. Horowitz

Philips Respironics has launched SleepMapper, an app for iOS and Android that allows patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to get direction on how to use devices that improve their breathing while sleeping. Philips Respironics is a division of Royal Philips Electronics. Launched on April 24, SleepMapper provides videos and educational materials to guide […]

Intel engineers and OHSU biomedical experts are working on creating a diagram of the human genome to identify the genetic mutations that lead to cancer. The map would provide a better understanding of an individual’s genetic makeup, allowing biomedical engineers to develop personalized cancer treatment that kills only the mutating cells that cause cancer rather […]

Financially motivated cyber-crime was a key part of 75 percent of the incidents in Verizon’s 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), released on April 23. Health care organizations are in danger of these types of breaches for copayment and credit card transactions, according to Suzanne Widup, senior analyst on the Verizon Risk Team and an […]

New York City health technology startup Kinsa Health has unveiled its Smart Thermometer and an iOS mobile app to allow users to connect personal health data with the community to monitor the spread of illnesses such as the flu and strep throat. The company launched the thermometer on April 17 on the crowd-funding site Indiegogo […]

NEW YORK—As health and fitness tracking devices hit the market that allow consumers to keep track of their personal health data, doctors need to find a way to integrate mobile devices and the data they provide into clinical care. A panel of health IT experts addressed this question at a session on mobile health at […]

Health care IT venture capital activity continued its robust growth, as the industry closed 104 funding deals in the first quarter of 2013, compared with 51 in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to an April 17 Mercom Capital Group report. Health technologies for consumers accounted for 59 of the VC deals, and 45 deals […]

The new WiFi standards 802.11ac and 802.11ad could drive a new wave of connectivity in hospitals, according to Jay Botelho, director of product management at WildPackets, a company that develops networking hardware and software. Due for ratification by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in December, 802.11ac will become the new WiFi standard, […]

iPhone App From AOptix Offers Biometrics for Health Care, Public Safety by Brian T. Horowitz AOptix Stratus MX Adds Ruggedization to the iPhone Attaching the clamshell-like AOptix Stratus MX sleeve makes the iPhone capable of 3-foot drops to concrete, and by conforming to the Ingress Protection (IP) – 54 standard, the iPhone with the AOptix […]

Mobile County, Ala., has found a way for emergency responders and public safety officers to bridge the communications of land mobile radio and cellular connectivity on an Android device. Harris Public Safety and Professional Communications’ BeOn Android application will allow public safety officers to communicate with a 700MHz Project 25 (P25) system over AT&T’s network. […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved use of the MyVisionTrack iPhone app from Vital Art and Science (VAS), an ophthalmic medical device company, to allow patients to monitor their vision in between visits to the doctor. MyVisionTrack was developed for elderly patients with serious retinal diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic […]