In the spirit of the new year and as many of us recommit to a more dedicated pursuit of our health and fitness goals we bring good news from a recent study on the benefits of walking for cardiovascular health. The study concludes that the benefits of walking for heart health and all-cause mortality begin […]
In yet another in a fast growing list of impressive usage cases of remote patient monitoring technology transforming an Apple Smartwatch into a consumer wearable medical device; precision neurology startup Rune Labs announced its StrivePD software ecosystem for Parkinson’s disease has been granted 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to collect […]
Consumer wearable devices and fitness trackers are popular general wellness devices consumers use to monitor their health metrics including distance traveled, heart rate, blood pressure and others. Some of these devices are licensed by Health Canada and cleared for use by the FDA as medical devices, and are slowly evolving into a more important component […]
UPDATE: This Webinar took place on January 13th, 2022. A recording of the Webinar is not yet available. As soon as it becomes available we will make it accessible from this article. Thank You. Join our Founder and Managing Director, Marc Saab and Martin Poulin, Director of Biomedical Engineering at Island Health and a Member […]
At its recent I|O Developer conference Google announced the launch of a new Artificial Intelligence powered Dermatology Assistant Tool to help individuals find answers to questions relating to issues with their skin, hair and nails through a simple web based application. Consistent with the belief that AI has the potential to assist clinicians in caring […]
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 […]
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 […]
Google has announced that starting in March 2021 their Google Fit App will allow users to measure their heart rate and respiratory rate using only their Pixel phone’s camera, with plans to expand the service to more Android devices in the future. This move by Google comprises a foray into a next level of fitness […]
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 […]
BML Technology is proud to be collaborating with Avisio Qualité to offer training and support to Centech Mtl’s Acceleration and Propulsion programs. Centech is a world-class business incubator based in Montreal. Centech is a non-profit organization open to everyone and offers two support programs for startups: the Acceleration program, and the Propulsion program. A big thank […]
We’ve been talking a lot over the past few months about symptoms tracking as a way to reduce the lag that plagues contact tracing. If it works, it would be a critical tool in social distancing and social isolation strategies used by different levels of government. The important thing is to understand how it can […]
Last week, Friday, June 10th at 9am EST, as part of the Digital Health Institute for Transformation (DHIT)’s Covid-19 Unites Us All webinar series, BML Managing Director Marc Saab appeared on a webinar panel to discuss Remote Cardiac Monitoring. The event was co-hosted by DHIT’s Michael Levy and Adam Curry of the ASSIST Center, and […]
