A novel wrist sensor is being tested for its ability to quickly detect a blood marker, troponin, and speed patient interventions.
Researchers modified a commercially available test strip into a prototype that enables people to self-test for prediabetes.
“One of the unmet needs for this condition is that we don’t have many tools, to screen for this condition at home,” said UW Medicine's Dr. Philip Vutien.
Designed for use in low- and middle-income settings, the device is twice as accurate as similar commercial monitoring systems.
A small pilot study suggests that the technology meets the demand for a clinician to witness a patient’s daily dose.
A UW Medicine psychologist will start a five-year study in prayer camps where serious mental illness can be treated harshly.
Users of the investigational device spent 11% more time in the target blood-glucose range than control-group members.
These worn devices would enable clinicians to check maternal-fetal health more often, said the study's lead author at UW Medicine.
The phone-based technology is "the closest thing to a therapist in patients’ pockets," says its project lead in psychiatry at UW Medicine.
