ARTICLES BY JOEL LINDSEY

• Patients Use World’s First Mobile Pacemaker Station

  7/24/2014

  England’s National Health Service (NHS) has launched its first mobile pacemaker station in the town of Southampton. The station has been designed to allow patients with pacemakers to conduct regular check-ups without having to visit a doctor.

• St. Jude Medical To Acquire NeuroTherm For $200 Million, Enter RFA Market

  7/16/2014

  St. Jude Medical recently announced a definite agreement to purchase NeuroTherm, a medical device company that manufactures interventional pain management technologies.

• New DARPA Project To Develop Implantable “Neuroprosthetics”

  7/10/2014

  A new multidisciplinary research and development project, headed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), will study the processes involved in human memory. The primary objective of the project is to create a range of new implantable “neuroprosthetics” capable of treating those with memory loss resulting from traumatic brain injury or other diseases.

• Remote-Controlled Contraceptive Device To Provide 16 Years Of Birth Control

  7/8/2014

  MicroCHIPS, a medical device company based in Lexington, Massachusetts, is developing a new implantable, electronically triggered contraceptive that could be controlled remotely to provide women with up to 16 years’ worth of birth control.

• Apple (Finally) Unveils Mobile Health Platform

  6/6/2014

  After months of articles, leaked reports, and speculation regarding Apple's expected foray into mobile health, the company officially unveiled two new health-related apps, “HealthKit” and “Health,” at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference this week.

• New Wireless Technique Safely Transmits Energy To Implants

  5/22/2014

  A team of researchers at Stanford University has devised a way to wirelessly transmit energy to medical devices implanted deep inside a human body — a development that could make possible a host of new electrical treatments.

• Overnight Monitoring System Could Help Diabetics Sleep Seizure-Free

  5/15/2014

  Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a system that could effectively monitor blood sugar levels and control the administration of insulin to diabetics while they sleep.

• Will Robots Provide Care For The Elderly?

  5/9/2014

  A team of researchers in Europe has developed a system of in-home care for the elderly that combines a telepresence robot, a network of sensors, and videoconferencing technology. The goal is to make it safer and more feasible for people to live independently at home as they grow older.

• T-Shirt Sends ECG Signals To Your Smartphone

  5/8/2014

  An Israeli company has developed a t-shirt with interwoven textile electrodes that can provide hospital quality, 15-lead ECG data to your phone or directly to your doctor — without the need for adhesives, gels, or shaving.

• Using Radar To Detect Falls In The Elderly

  4/25/2014

  Moeness Amin, director of the Center for Advanced Communications in the college of engineering at Villanova University, is developing a radar system designed to monitor the well-being of elderly individuals in their homes. The system will alert medical authorities and first responders if the individual falls or suffers an injury.