SkyLabs

New research finds using a smartphone app more than doubles detection and treatment rates in older people

Telehealth was vital to the pandemic response, with much of the enabling technology already in place. Its role in maintaining care and monitoring patient health at a time of shielding, social distancing and remote working anticipated wider benefits.

A smart ring-type heart-monitoring device is targeting the global market.

Patient monitoring has helped in managing chronic diseases through sensors and medical-technology tools, and helped keep people out of the hospital, according to SkyLabs CEO Jack Lee.