There are myriad exciting new wearable technology firms tackling health challenges to help people lead better and healthier lives. They are all facing significant challenges in all aspects of the business – technical development, clinical validation, regulatory affairs, productization and user adoption. Only a select few are getting enough of these right to have a […]
Developments in the digital health technology industry continued in Q1 of 2021 at the same torrid pace established in 2020 across all areas, including development and launch of new medical technologies, private investments and mergers and acquisitions activity. The persistent COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a catalyst for the rapid adoption of telemedicine initiatives and […]
In our position at the intersection of medical technology, clinical research and patient-centric healthcare, BML Technology is fortunate to work backstage with companies carrying out some of the most innovative and exciting work in digital health today. Carebook Technologies, a dynamic Montreal-based company in the field of digital health technology, is one of these companies. […]
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, myriad efforts and strategies have been explored to slow the spread of the virus and contain the damage it causes. The primary strategy deployed has been a series of lockdowns and restrictions on social and economic activity. The intention of these lockdowns is to ‘flatten the […]
The trends towards continuously increasing levels of technology integration and innovation across all areas of society have also led to a revolution in the expanded use of technology in healthcare and medicine. Presently we are experiencing what can best be described as a boom period in digital health and medical technology, due not only to the […]
The year 2020 saw an explosion in all activities related to digital health. Presently we are in what can only be described as a boom period for the health technology industry in terms of the quantity and scale of research efforts. The same can be said of products, tools and digital health technologies launched into […]
We have assembled a list of useful links related to COVID-19 and digital health development. You’ll find references to the latest Health Canada regulations, like the Interim Order (IO), the accelerated pathway for Medical Device Establishment License (MDEL), sale and import guidance for PPEs (like masks and face shields), medical device ventilator specifications, as well […]
Short Answer: No. Well, ok…. kind of. But not exactly. It can do something that only one other over-the-counter device can do, and that’s to measure medical grade ECG without a physician or certified technician (more on the other device below). Confusion is already spreading and some interesting points in favor and against are being […]
Why the wearables movement desperately needs to take 10,000 steps. There are numbers that mean something to us viscerally. They elicit an image or a feeling without engaging our rational minds. 20 cms of snow. 714 home runs. 92 goals. 12 parsecs. And 10,000 steps. Mahatma Gandhi did a lot of walking in his lifetime. He […]
Will AI suffer from the things our real brains suffer from? Will it be as faulty and as vulnerable as real I? I certainly hope not. But it stands to reason, if the human brain is creating a faster, stronger version of itself, how will our flawed brains ensure its flaws are left out of the new design? […]
I love the big sporting events. I always have. The Olympics. The Masters at Augusta. Wimbledon. And, of course, the World Cup. What is it about the World Cup that is so gripping? What makes us stop walking by a café – with shouts and cries pouring out of it – to watch football on the sidewalk […]
