Prescription glasses and sunglasses company Warby Parker has unveiled a new ‘Virtual Vision Test’ app that allows users to renew their glasses or contact lens prescription without any need to visit a clinic. The new app is a revamped version of the company’s Prescription Check app. To use the...
Google has developed an AI tool [https://blog.google/technology/health/ai-dermatology-preview-io-2021/] that can help users learn about their skin conditions through smartphones. The tool uses a camera to capture and analyze images of users’ hair, skin, and nails to give possible causes for various skin conditions and whether or...
Researchers at Stanford University have developed an AI-based interface that can convert brain signals related to writing into letters on a screen. This new technology could be very beneficial for people with communication disabilities. The interface was tested with a 65-year-old paralyzed man, who was able to write text at...
Researchers at Purdue University in the U.S. have developed a soft contact lens that can diagnose and monitor ocular diseases in a novel, painless and unobtrusive way. The team developed the lenses by integrating ultra-thin, stretchable biosensors with soft commercial contact lenses via wet adhesive bonding. The biosensors on...
The world’s first over-the-counter molecular (PCR) COVID-19 test has been given an emergency use authorization by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). The test is developed by a health technology company called Cue Health (the magnificent design done in collaboration with Herbst Produkt). It is the first...
NASA is handing out Fitbit devices to 1,000 employees, including 150 astronauts, to prevent the spread of COVID-19 across its facilities. The wrist devices can track several key health metrics like body temperature and resting heart rate, which can help NASA detect a potential outbreak before symptoms emerge. Insiders:...
