Author: Connected World

For healthcare providers and patients, healthcare devices continue to advance to give the patient more data and opportunities to improve overall health. Consider the example of glucose monitors and insulin pumps, which saw staggering growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. GlobalData suggests digital applications often give healthcare providers the tools needed to evaluate the data, create reports, and recognize trends in blood glucose levels, medication adherence, or lifestyle factors. The technology continues to advance too. For the patients, apps can help them stay on top of their medication schedule by sending reminders about taking prescribed medications. Some are even designed to…

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Nations have fought wars, both physical and conceptual, over many issues. These days, technology can be the motive for aggressive competition among countries. Boosting a country’s innovation is one way to establish a beachhead. An innovation-focused association was recently created to accelerate the success of the diverse and distributed innovators in the U.S. matching national priorities. That group, NTA (National Technology Alliance), is considered a first-of-its-kind national organization to connect early-stage innovations with curated funding and commercialization opportunities. NTA will provide an inclusive ecosystem and sustainable infrastructure for expediting the economic and societal impacts of government and commercial investments in…

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As we all know, the supply chain has its own set of challenges including labor shortages, fluctuating costs, changing regulations, delays, new sustainability requirements, and other risk factors. In order to address many of these, we need technology to streamline processes. Enter a new Smart Label tracking device, developed in partnership between Pod Group, Lufthansa Industry Solutions, and SODAQ. This paper-thin device includes a location tracker, temperature sensors, and accelerometer, which allows for notifications when the label enters key points in the supply chain. Here is how this can help in the supply chain: Expand possibilities for track and trace…

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