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There was a time when CES annual takeover of Las Vegas was about as reliable as the passing of seasons, but the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed this year s event into the first all-digital show of the trade convention s decades-long history. In lieu of crowded conference halls, on-stage keynotes and late-night parties, attendees are logging on to watch consumer technology s major names discuss upcoming trends in virtual fireside chats and Brady Bunch-esque roundtables.
Amidst all of this, companies big and small are again pulling back the curtains from their newest health and wellness technologies, with offerings ranging from remote sensors to smartphone apps to a non-invasive glucose monitor. Read on below for MobiHealthNews list of CES 2021 s product announcements (and check back throughout the week as the reveals keep rolling in).
OMRON Healthcare Continues to Transform the Heart Health Marketplace with New Remote Patient Monitoring Service & Digital Health Tools at CES 2021
Global heart health leader introduces VitalSight™, its first remote patient monitoring service, and previews a new app that will increase the capabilities of every OMRON connected blood pressure monitor
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LAKE FOREST, Ill., Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ OMRON Healthcare, Inc., the global leader in remote blood pressure monitoring and personal heart health technology, is unveiling its first remote patient monitoring service at CES 2021, along with new digital health tools to boost patient-to-physician communication and empower more active management of hypertension. With these new innovations, OMRON – which in the last three years has introduced the first wearable blood pressure monitor and the first blood pressure monitor with built-in EKG – is continuing to transform the globa
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MILFORD, Mass., Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Registered nurses at Milford Regional Medical Center (MRMC), who are joining the Massachusetts Nurses Association, are calling on hospital executives to immediately improve COVID-19 preparedness and halt the use of forced overtime as nurses struggle to stay healthy and provide safe, high-quality patient care during the second surge.
The nurses concerns follow a significant spike in admissions for patients with COVID-19, and as a significant number of nurses have been exposed to the virus, with 170 staff positive with COVID-19 as of January 5, which is not surprising given the administration s failure to provide the appropriate personal protective equipment and safe staffing practices. The staff positive cases increased 24% in just two weeks, up from 137 on December 23, and up 226% the month prior, from 42 on November 23 to 137 on December 23.