As an editor and writer who has contributed to many national and local publications, Nicole Gregory enjoys communicating clearly on critical health topics so that readers can make informed choices for ...

Everything from the design to the user interface is easy to use. The SOS Smartwatch has an accurate GPS system. Bay Alarm Medical monitoring provides a fast response time. You don’t need a smartphone ...

Medical alert devices, systems that allow users to summon help with the press of a button, are useful for people at risk of falling or experiencing a health emergency. To give consumers more ...

Safety tech company Mercari Technologies America LLC is bringing its innovative personal alarm and GPS tracking devices to the U.S. We created Familyr to solve a very personal challenge — how to keep ...

Industry sounds off on a new document aimed at standardizing the design of alarm systems for use in medical equipment. Michael E. Wiklund and Eric A. Smith To many medical device manufacturers, the ...

Medical alert devices are medical technologies that tend to the complex physiological monitoring of patients. This may include the continuous infusion of medication and enables invasive treatments to ...

Hamilton, Ontario-based McMaster University and Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University researchers found changing the tune of hospital medical devices can improve patient and clinician ...

The Joint Commission has issued a Sentinel Event Alert for “alarm fatigue” among hospital staff — an overabundance of information transmitted by medical devices that can compromise patient safety.

Independence is a major perk of being an adult. Our ability to live our lives, without the need for assistance, is something that all grown-ups can appreciate. However, illness, disability and age can ...

The 3G wireless that was beyond state of the art for the original iPhone just 15 years ago is now getting ushered offstage by wireless carriers planning to use those airwaves to expand 5G service–and ...

CUI Devices’ Audio Group has released a new line of medical buzzers that comply with the alarm signal requirements of IEC 60601-1-8. The CPIM family is a range of piezo audio indicator buzzers that ...