Smart socks are playing a key role in helping to alleviate back pain. Palarum, the maker of the socks, is partnering with Mayfield Brain & Spine to use key measurements like gait speed and weight ...

A PhD candidate at the Australia-based Melbourne School of Engineering developed a pair of “smart socks” to improve remote physical therapy. Rural patients who live far away from facilities with ...

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Owlet Baby Care has discontinued its baby monitor, Smart Sock, in the United States after receiving a warning letter from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Screenshot of Owlet website Owlet Baby ...

When Ran Ma told her parents she was dropping out of her master’s program in business administration to work on a sock prototype for diabetic patients, their reaction wasn’t exactly encouraging. “My ...

Get ready for smart socks. Inventor Mario Esposito is taking the monitoring of running and walking to a whole new level. Not only will these socks tell you how fast and how far you’ve gone, they will ...

Baby tech company Owlet has pulled its connected-sock wearables from the market following an October FDA warning letter that the company was out of regulatory compliance. The news, which was first ...

Here’s something I didn’t know until I became a NICU parent: In the United States, one in 10 babies are born prematurely. Many preterm babies require a NICU stay, with the average length being 13.5 ...

LOS ANGELES - Owlet has stopped selling its Smart Sock, the company’s flagship product that wraps around a baby’s foot to monitor their heart rate and oxygen levels, after it received a warning letter ...

Owlet’s Smart Socks, baby monitoring socks programmed to track a baby’s sleep patterns, have halted sales after a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA stated the socks ...

Each year in the United States, 700,000 to 1 million patients fall while hospitalized Each year in the United States, 700,000 to 1 million patients fall while hospitalized, according to estimates by ...

If you are a new parent, you know how valuable keeping track of your baby's health is. From baby monitors to baby guards, as a new parent, you want to make sure your baby is thriving at all times.