The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is holding a competition to develop technology for wearable devices to measure blood-alcohol levels in real time. The first-place prototype winners will be awarded $200,000, with $100,000 going to second place.

The Microsoft Xbox Kinect isn't just for video games. TrainerMD, producers of HIPAA-compliant software for patients and clinicians, has paired with Styku, a software and Microsoft Accelerator company, to utilize the machine as a 3D body scanner.

People with chronic diseases are often consumed with the management of their conditions, but technological advancements have allowed for people to minimize the impact of self-monitoring and decrease the constant worry associated with their health.

bioLytical Laboratories, producers of rapid infectious disease test, have released its HIV self-tests in the United Kingdom. The HIV self-test is able to provide results in minutes and is over 99 percent accurate.

For millions of women, an annual mammogram can mean taking the day off work or creating other difficulties in daily life, but Quantum Radiology is easing such burdens by bringing mammography to women with its Mobile Breast Center (MBC).

It turns out, sweat can tell you more than just when it's time to find a tall glass of lemonade. Researchers at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, have developed a patch that measures the wearer’s perspiration to show how his or her body is responding to exercise.

Researchers from George Washington University discovered patients prescribed opioids for pain management can experience more difficulty with chronic wounds than individuals who are not taking opioid-based medications.

A movement against loneliness has been traveling around the globe and the latest movement has settled at UCLA Medical Center. The medical center has followed the format of other loneliness operations by having volunteers come and spend time with hospital residents.