Source: JDRF.org The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the Tidepool Loop, an automated insulin dosing app intended for the management of type 1 diabetes (T1D). The Loop is essentially, an algorithm that can eventually be used to work with commercially available insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs). The goal of the […]
Source: Hudson Reporter Following a recent suicide, officials want to put up extra security and other prevention measures on the Bayonne Bridge. First Ward City Councilman Neil Carroll proposed the idea at the January City Council meeting, asking a sign on either side of the bridge with the suicide prevention hotline number 1-800-273-8255 on them […]
Source: Press Of Atlantic City The same devices used to take selfies and type out tweets are being repurposed and commercialized for quick access to information needed for monitoring a patient’s health. A fingertip pressed against a phone’s camera lens can measure a heart rate. The microphone, kept by the bedside, can screen for sleep […]
Source: WRAT 95.9-FM Radio Rat Rockers! Great job and a big shout out for helping the LADACIN Network raise $70,000 for this year’s polar plunge! LADACIN Network is a non-profit agency whose mission is to provide people of Monmouth and Ocean counties who have complex physical and developmental disabilities or delays with educational, therapeutic, social, […]
Source: RLS Media The Union County Board of County Commissioners (CDBG) announced that the County of Union is allocating $2.2 million in funds through the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to organizations to help residents impacted by Covid-19, according to officials. “This is an investment in our County that will help provide […]
Source: Veterans Administration Veterans in acute suicidal crisis will be able to go to any Veterans Administration (VA) or non-VA health care facility for emergency health care at no cost — including inpatient or crisis residential care — for up to 30 days and outpatient care for up to 90 days. This expansion of care […]