Dakila D. Divina, Da-kee-la Di-vin-a, the executive editor of EverydayHealth.com, talks to Good News from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Digital Health Summit, first-ever Everyday Health Award picks for Innovation.
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All picks are independently made. This interview is sponsored only by Everyday Health.
The convergence of consumer electronics and technology with health is creating a dynamic shift in the way people manage their health. Digital and technology companies, from small startups to worldwide corporations, convene each year at the CES Digital Health Summit where the best innovations will be recognized.
The Everyday Health Awards for Innovation will honor individuals, companies or organizations that are utilizing technology to design and engineer innovative products or services that help people or patients with better health outcomes, every day. There will be a winner in each of the following categories: The Healthy Consumer, Patient Diagnostics & Management, Emerging Tech, Inclusive Innovation, Student Innovation and Healthiest Company.
In interviews on Friday, January 10, Executive Editor of Everyday Health, Dakila Divina will discuss and demonstrate (if applicable), the winners awarded, how these innovations in healthcare can create better health outcomes, and some of the latest innovative products showcased
Dakila D. Divina is the Executive Editor of EverydayHealth.com and oversees the health news coverage. A veteran book and magazine editor with 20 years extensive experience covering consumer health, Divina has a robust editorial background. Prior to joining Everyday Health, he served as Managing Editor of Nomad Editions and worked at prominent publications and publishing houses such as Random House, Inc., and PARADE magazine as Managing Editor.
The winners of the Everyday Health Awards for Innovation are:
INCLUSIVE INNOVATION:
Smart Monitoring Shirt by Cityzen Sciences
The Smart Monitoring Shirt is the most integrated wearable monitoring solution. Cityzen Sciences develops smart fabric integrating micro sensors able to monitor people’s heart rate, temperature, activity, localization and more. Developed initially for sport uses, the company’s smart clothing is expected to be able to monitor people’s health from their home, being connected with their doctor or family, in the near future.
EMERGING TECH:
Dexcom G4 PLATINUM
The Dexcom G4 PLATINUM is the longest Continuous Glucose Monitor sensor approved for up to 7 days’ use. The Dexcom CGM shows the body’s response to food and exercise. Special alarms on the receiver alert users when they are outside their target zone, so they can take action to avoid the potential health risks of either low or high blood sugar levels. It can provide data up to 288 times in a 24-hour period.
HEALTHY CONSUMER
Scanadu Scout
Scanadu Scout is a vital signs monitor packed with sensors that enable anyone to conduct sophisticated physical exams—in a snap. In 10 seconds from placing Scanadu Scout to their temple, it will read their temperature, heart rate, breathing rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, emotional stress and blood oxygenation. You can also share this information with your doctor to help treat and diagnosis symptoms and conditions without leaving the comfort of your own home.
PATIENT DIAGNOSTICS AND MANAGEMENT:
SmartWatch by Smart Monitor
SmartWatch provides a comprehensive care management solution that acts as a safety net for patients prone to convulsions, seizures and tremors. A wearable device used in conjunction with a smartphone app of patented algorithms, it recognizes patterns of repetitive shaking movements such as those caused by convulsions, tremors and seizures and alerts family members’ mobile phones in seconds, enabling timely intervention. The solution provides recording of valuable episodic parameters and temporal tracking of abnormal motion activity, which was never possible in an outpatient setting previously.
HEALTHIEST COMPANY:
Prime Inc.
Prime Inc.’s Driver Health and Fitness (DHF) program is the first of its kind in the commercial carrier industry to use available digital health technology to combat metabolic syndrome that is affecting 83-percent of the nation’s five million truck drivers.
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