The FDA Approves a Contraceptive App for the First Time
Many women around the world lack access to affordable, accurate contraception. To address this, Elina and Raoul Berglund created an app called “Natural Cycles.” The app augments our perspective of fertility by tracking cycles and body temperature in women. When a woman is fertile, the couple can avoid having sex, and when a woman is out of […]
The Healthcare Supply Chain Is in Dire Need of a Tech Disruption
Supply chains in every industry across the world are transforming as the Internet of Things develops. But healthcare, a known lagger in upgrading technology, already has much room for improvement in its supply chain. In Dire Need of an Upgrade Many devices still used in hospitals and clinics use technology that’s more than 20 years […]
This New 3D X-Ray Scanner Can Spot Deadly Diseases Without Surgery
Across the world from our Los Angeles studio, New Zealand researchers have developed MedTech that maps a 3D image of x-ray scans. Most of us are used to seeing x-rays in greyscale. Taking inspiration from the Large Hadron Collider (the famous European particle accelerator facility), this technology adds color into the mix. And it could change how doctors […]
Dogtown Media Supports FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program
MedTech and mHealth development have demonstrated their merit through many avenues already. But to expand these innovations from the tech hubs, like San Francisco, where they’re created, to the rural U.S. heartland, where they’re needed, the most requires an effort from all. Together with ACT | The App Association’s Connected Health Initiative (CHI), Dogtown Media is […]
Can mHealth Fix the Mental Health Problem in U.S. Prisons?
Mental health disabilities are becoming more prevalent in the United States correctional system. Overwhelmed by this growing problem, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is turning to mHealth app development for help. Current efforts are showing promising results, but will they be enough? A Costly Conundrum Approximately 1.51 million inmates were housed in U.S. prisons at […]
This New MedTech Innovation Creates Natural Motion Through Prediction
As technology continues to improve many applications across most industries, one of the greatest improvements for us, physically and mentally, will be better healthcare and health monitoring devices. Though we have Fitbit and Garmin to help track our steps and hikes, these devices will seem rudimentary when compared to what the future will bring. Biomedical […]
The Future of MedTech Is Female
The future of MedTech development determines the future of humanity’s health and well-being. It may sound grandiose, but it’s absolutely true. That’s why it’s so important that we get it right. In a new article for STAT, health tech pioneer Melissa Burstein discusses the current lack of female leadership in the industry. It’s a problem […]
A New CRISPR Kit and Mobile App Can Find out What Ails You
CRISPR is a medical technology used to manipulate and change DNA, an activity also known as genome editing. The technology is the basis for what Mammoth Biosciences does; the San Francisco-based developer created a CRISPR kit and mobile app to help track down what might be the underlying cause of your digestion problems, for example. CEO […]
This Wearable Measures Human Movement and Tendon Tension
MedTech wearables have rapidly advanced recently. Consumers are able to improve their health through a variety of available products that didn’t even exist a few years ago. But the innovation isn’t slowing down anytime soon. A new wearable out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison passed trial testing with very promising results. It measures forces on the patellar (knee), […]
AppCon 2018: Dogtown Media Goes to Washington!
From April 23rd to the 25th, Appcon 2018 took over Washington, D.C. The annual event serves as a great opportunity for tech innovators, app developers, and entrepreneurs to open a dialogue with the preeminent leaders in politics. It’s a time to discuss and shape the future of different technologies and, in turn, their impact on […]