The latest Frost & Sullivan White Paper examines three opportunities to produce cost savings in healthcare. This year’s report focuses on contact-free continuous monitoring (CFCM) and the savings it can bring to hospitals, while improving the overall quality of care.

Cardiovascular disease has been the top killer of people for decades, but now cancer is reaching the top of the list in 12 European counties.

Practical solutions to common problems for seriously-ill patients can sometimes come from the patients themselves.

The CDC recommends kids get vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV). Certain strains of the virus can lead to cervical and other types of cancer, yet vaccination rates remain low. Merck, the company that produces the HPV vaccine’s brand-name Gardasil, released a new TV ad in June encouraging parents to procure the inoculation for their children. 

Apple has applied for a patient for thier new wearable device capable of performing an electrocardiogram (ECG) on the wearer.

Many people are constantly attached to their mobile phones, using multiple apps for entertainment, to pay bills and get directions. Some would argue phones make people happier—and that’s what researchers are trying to prove in regards to mental health. 

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — August 11, 2016 — OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the OVM6946, its first wafer-level camera module for medical applications. With a compact size of 1.05 mm x 1.05 mm, the 1/18-inch OVM6946 is well-suited for minimally-invasive endoscopes. Built on OmniVision’s OmniBSI+™ pixel architecture, the OVM6946 is the industry’s most cost-effective single-chip imaging solution for single-use endoscopes.

Diagnosing fragile X syndrome, the most common cause of mental disability and autism, includes an expensive and complex system of tests. Researchers from NIH have challenged this reality by developing a set of patient screening assays that have the potential to be accurate and less expensive.