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Beyond the Wrist: Wearables, Sensors, and AI Are Taking Us Somewhere… Did We Ask to Go in That Direction? 2560 1440 IEEE Pulse
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Beyond the Wrist: Wearables, Sensors, and AI Are Taking Us Somewhere… Did We Ask to Go in That Direction?
Monitor’s microneedle inside the outermost layer of skin
From Melanoma Detection to Diabetes Monitoring: The Promise of Microneedle Patches 789 444 IEEE Pulse
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From Melanoma Detection to Diabetes Monitoring: The Promise of Microneedle Patches

Microneedle arrays enable painless interstitial fluid sampling, advancing melanoma detection and wearable biosensors for continuous health monitoring

Ida Sim, Ph.D., M.D.
From Promise to Practice: Building the Open Infrastructure for Health Wearables 789 444 IEEE Pulse
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From Promise to Practice: Building the Open Infrastructure for Health Wearables

An interview with Dr. Ida Sim of UCSF/UC Berkeley

Person using a virtual motion-controlled hand rehabilitation device
Rebuilding Lives With Wearables: The Next Frontier in Rehabilitation 789 444 IEEE Pulse
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Rebuilding Lives With Wearables: The Next Frontier in Rehabilitation

Is the key to rehabilitation already on your wrist?

Woman looking at a smartwatch

Toward Personalized Healing: AI-Supported Wearables in Mental Health Practice

 Toward Personalized Healing: AI-Supported Wearables in Mental Health Practice 789 444 IEEE Pulse
  • 8 min read

About 45% of Americans regularly wear a smartwatch or fitness tracker, including 70% of Gen Z-ers and more than half of millennials. Individuals use these devices to collect data for insights into their physical health and well-being.

Launch of the MediTwin project

One Patient, Two Worlds: Digital Twins for Everyday Prevention and Care

 One Patient, Two Worlds: Digital Twins for Everyday Prevention and Care 789 444 IEEE Pulse
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Digital twins use continuous sensor data and simulations to enable proactive, personalized health care and early disease intervention

Apple Watch fitness tracker with a white band

Deep Learning Unveils Health Predictions From EEG and MRI Data

 Deep Learning Unveils Health Predictions From EEG and MRI Data 789 444 IEEE Pulse
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The human brain is one of the most complex biological structures due to its many neuronal activities, which occur in milliseconds [1]. That’s why researchers need better models and modalities to understand the human brain.

VascuMAP AP-102V showing the reuseable cuff set
Engineering Deep Dive of the VascuMAP Development 789 444 IEEE Pulse
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Engineering Deep Dive of the VascuMAP Development

Walk through the history and design of the novel volume-calibrated air-cuff plethysmography and noninvasive blood pressure in one instrument

Pulse Ideas

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AI in Health Care: Opportunities and Risks in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 789 444 IEEE Pulse
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AI in Health Care: Opportunities and Risks in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Explores the growing role of artificial intelligence in healthcare across high-income countries, examining perspectives from physicians, researchers, patient groups, developers, and regulators. It covers AI applications ranging from antimicrobial resistance solutions to chronic disease diagnosis and healthcare worker efficiency, while highlighting the rapid acceleration of AI investment in the medical field.

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Listening for COVID: Noninvasive Detection From Cough and Breath Sounds 789 444 IEEE Pulse
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Listening for COVID: Noninvasive Detection From Cough and Breath Sounds

AI-driven cough and breath sound analysis offers noninvasive COVID-19 detection, rivaling traditional radiological methods

Watch & Listen

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Industry Corner Live With Biolinq Co-Founder Jared Tangney 789 444 IEEE Pulse
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Industry Corner Live With Biolinq Co-Founder Jared Tangney

In this Industry Corner Live interview, we sit down with Jared Tangney, co-founder and CTO of Biolinq, to discuss the company’s innovative work in continuous health monitoring technology and the future of bioelectronics.

Industry Corner Live With Somnair CEO Anders Sideris
Industry Corner Live With Somnair CEO Anders Sideris 789 444 IEEE Pulse
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Industry Corner Live With Somnair CEO Anders Sideris

Active stimulating mouthpieces provide next-gen noninvasive surgery-free option.

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