Uncategorized - January 17, 2016
Swedish app nominated for Global Mobile Awards
Diabetes Tools has been nominated for Best Mobile Innovation for Health by the GSMA 2016 Global Mobile Awards. They are nominated for its remote healthcare and management information system TriabetesClinic. The system puts medical apps in the centre of the healthcare process for children with insulin dependent diabetes, both in the hospital as well as […]
Uncategorized - October 26, 2015
Test lab for health development opened in Finland
Oulu University Hospital has opened a new test laboratory in Oulu, Northern Finland. The Testlab is one-of-a-kind on a global scale: the innovations and products can be tested through the entire service chain from a private home all the way to health centres and hospitals. OYS Testlab is a part of the Oulu Health Labs […]
MedTech article - October 20, 2015
CE-approval on apps?
The Swedish Medical Products Agency has recently informed that it will be able to remove mobile health apps from the market. In recent years the number of apps checking your health status available on phones and tablets has radically increased. Today you may use an app for a number of health issues; you may check […]
Uncategorized - April 1, 2015
Using Heart Rate Variability
Heart rate analytics technology developed by Firstbeat measures heart rate variability, which can be part of digital models of users’ physiology. The analytics provide data on different body functions. The model helps to turn heart rate data into personalized feedback on users’ wellbeing and performance and helps them to better understand their bodies, according to Firstbeat […]
Uncategorized - March 16, 2015
Karolinska to Offer e-Health MOOC
Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet plans to launch a massive open online course (MOOC) in the area of e-health. Called MOOC eHealth –Opportunities and Challenges, the course is being delivered via the non-profit international education group edX, which started as a collaboration between Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The course begins April 22 and […]
MedTech Business - January 30, 2015
Mendor to Provide Services at Tampere Clinic
Finnish diabetes technology and solution company Mendor has signed a contract with the Finnish City of Tampere to provide Mendor ONE mobile health diabetes management solutions for people with type 1 diabetes at the Tampere diabetes outpatient clinic. Mendor ONE carries a cellular enabled blood glucose meter, cloud software to be used at the clinic […]