Seen that? - LifeShirt

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LifeShirt The Techwear Weblog

I heard about the product a while ago but finally found it, the LifeShirt from VivoMetrics. The Shirt "collect and analyze continuous ambulatory physiologic data to enhance pharmaceutical research". Whoever asked the doctor knows that usually the data from 1-2 hour sleep at the hospital are not serious enough (or often useless). With the shirt you can measure all day long. That makes a huge difference in the quality of the [...] Read More


The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Child Magazine's Number One Pediatric Hospital in the U.S. Straightfromthedoc

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been named the nation's best pediatric hospital by Child magazine, the Children's Hospital's fourth consecutive number one ranking. According to Steven M. Altschuler, M.D., president and chief executive officer of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: "Children's Hospital employees work tirelessly everyday to ensure every family has the ideal patient experience and we are truly grateful to our dedicated and talented staff. We recognize our responsibility to [...] Read More


Hospital Rooms to Become More Private Straightfromthedoc

The next time you stay in a hospital, you may find yourself enjoying a little more privacy. According to an article on CNN.com, research shows that private hospital rooms frequently end up paying for themselves by reducing infection rates, making patient care more efficient, and shortening recovery times. Moreover, any new hospital rooms that are constructed within the United States' 6,000 hospitals will likely have to be private in order [...] Read More