The cheek thermometer on the Social Mask provides real-time readouts for all to see, allowing others to steer clear if the wearer has a fever. The biosensors can also monitor the presence of germs and other pollutants in the air…. Read More ›
Health
Why do I wake up at the same time every night?
“Nobody sleeps through the night,” he says. “This goes back to our caveman days where one would wake up, scan the environment, make sure there are no tigers, and then go back to sleep.” But while waking up in the… Read More ›
‘It didn’t hurt at all’
CNN’s Cyril Vanier speaks with Martin Kenyon, a 91-year-old Briton who received the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. The United Kingdom has become the world’s first nation to begin vaccinating its citizens with a fully vetted and authorized Covid-19 shot, a landmark… Read More ›
Open letter from an ICU nurse
My patient is incredibly sick; they have a tube keeping their airway open, sedated, ventilated, paralysed, needing multiple inotropes, severely septic needing dialysis, who needs to be proned, as they are needing 100% oxygen. I take a detailed handover, I… Read More ›
A Smartwatch App To Help Stop His Dad’s Nightmares
Patrick was being consumed by nightmares. At night his dreams took him back to Fallujah, where he had served in the U.S. Army as a convoy commander. He sweated profusely and thrashed around in his sleep, sometimes violently. The nightmares… Read More ›
Hackers will target anything
The international vaccine supply chain has been targeted by cyber-espionage, according to IBM. The company says it tracked a campaign aimed at the delivery “cold chain” used to keep vaccines at the right temperature during transportation. The attackers’ identity is… Read More ›
Somryst: losing sleep? You will now.
With Somryst, you get a treatment for chronic insomnia that’s proven, recommended, and ready to go at the touch of a button. Get better sleep that lasts. Somryst is an app which is part of a wider service to help… Read More ›
The benefits of walking
According to the NHS, adults should be doing “at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity a week”. Walking counts towards this weekly exercise goal, and can help you build stamina and improve cardiovascular health – but you have to… Read More ›
400+ workouts on demand
PUREGYM just made 400 workouts available for free. This is a hugely impressive collection. Contactless access to the gym using your phoneLive attendance tracker to help plan your visits to the gymLoads of great classes and 400+ workouts on demandBuild… Read More ›
A device connected to my heart could save my life. It could also be hacked.
The pain was overwhelming, like being grilled alive. It ran out from a center point in my chest and flowed into every organ, every limb, into my fingers and toes. Later, waiting in the trauma section of the Mount Sinai… Read More ›
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