In India, platform offers personalized hospital treatment packages
San Francisco’s BetterDoctor platform has already been helping patients find the best health professionals to see them at late notice. Now India-based Medeel.com is offering a service that matches those in need of surgery with customized care packages based on their medical records. READ MORE…
Outpatient aftercare process streamlined through platform
The creators of the Wellframe app have already recognized the need to connect outpatients with doctors to receive aftercare help once they leave hospital. With a similar aim, Careport is a platform that connects patients, hospitals and post-hospital care providers to make the process easier for those involved. READ MORE…
In Sweden, potential STD sufferers have their condition assessed with anonymous photo submissions
Statistics show that teenagers and young adults are almost around four times as likely to catch chlamydia than the general population. We’ve already seen medical bodies such as the UK’s NHS Hounslow offer chlamydia test results by text message with the aim to engage young people with health issues, and now STDTriage is enabling smartphone users to simply send an anonymous image of their intimate condition to a doctor, who will respond within 24 hours. READ MORE…
From India, app checks urine to detect presence of diseases
Startups in the health industry are quickly realizing how useful smartphones can be for getting a quick diagnosis of conditions like anaemia and malaria. A new app called uChek is now making it possible for anyone to check their urine for signs of a number of different diseases. READ MORE…
College express delivery service offers condoms 24/7
Back in May we wrote about online medical site Dr Ed, which was offering the morning after pill delivered by bike within two hours of ordering. Operating 24 hours a day on the campus of the College of New Jersey, CondAm is now doing the same for students needing condoms. READ MORE…
Pop-up pharma store aims to remedy anything
New York-based Help Remedies has already been featured on these pages for its bone marrow registry kits included in its packets of bandages. Now the socially-minded pharmaceuticals company is extending its remit, by offering visitors to its help shop in Washington DC relief for any kind of pain – whether it is a headache or heartache. READ MORE…
Self-medication for foot problems made possible through modular orthotics
We recently saw Coming Up Short Handed tackle the challenge of effective homemade, custom and inexpensive prosthetics. Now OrthoticMe is a similar enterprise that offers modular parts to help people with foot problems to create their own solutions. READ MORE…
In Brazil, surgeons use Kinect to control x-ray displays
Following swiftly on from our coverage of PredictGaze, the platform that makes use of devices’ cameras to enable gesture control, we’ve spotted some more innovative use of such technology. The Intera project at the Hospital Evangélico de Londrina in Brazil is helping surgeons to control vital on-screen imagery with gestures to save precious time in the operating room. READ MORE…
Suitable doctors suggested through site
Just as Caviar – the restaurant delivery service covered on these pages recently – selects only the best-rated local eateries, so BetterDoctor aims to help US residents find a doctor in their area that may be an improvement on their current provider. READ MORE…
Project aims to make inexpensive prosthetics open source
We recently covered Japanese researchers’ efforts to help children too young to use a wheelchair with the Magic Carpet device, aiming to provide mobility to a group usually overlooked. Now the Coming Up Short Handed project hopes to develop open source prosthetics, enabling access for those who can’t afford commercial products. READ MORE…
