Recalls of home-based medical devices and defective single-use devices are the top two concerns on the Pennsylvania-based non-profit's top 10 technology hazards for 2023. The growing popularity of ...

Increasingly popular home medical devices can be a huge help for Medicare beneficiaries (particularly ones with chronic conditions) and their family caregivers. The devices offer vital health ...

ONES WE SHOULD CONSIDER. GUS RAMIREZ LIKES KEEPING TRACK OF HIS PRE-HYPERTENSION AT HOME. I TAKE MY BLOOD PRESSURE AND DEPENDING ON THE READING, I CALL MY DOCTOR. HAVING A FEW MEDICAL DEVICES HANDY ...

Consumers are eager to use a range of medical devices at home, but are wary of AI in these technologies and want accurate results. Those are the findings of a U.S. survey of more than 1,000 people by ...

ECRI, the patient safety organization, has published its annual list of the 10 health technology hazards it's watching in 2024. As part of its safety-focused mission, the nonprofit ECRI conducts ...

As your parents get older, their safety and well-being become your primary concern. It is hard to be there physically, no ...

Cold weather can bring unexpected power outages, so ensuring you have an emergency plan for your at-home medical devices is crucial for winter weather. An expert with Baylor College of Medicine ...

New technologies for health monitoring and improvement at home are taking off, and are expected to see massive growth in the coming decade. An analysis from Precedence Research predicts that the home ...

Jenny McClelland’s 13-year-old son, James, was born with a rare genetic condition that makes him unable to breathe when he’s asleep. To stay alive, he relies on a ventilator with an attached ...

Tap water is not sterile, and using it in home medical devices can result in serious and even deadly infections. But in a study published Wednesday in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, ...