Are you Dead?: The viral Chinese app for young people living alone

Story source: BBC.com. Image source: Getty Images A new bleak-sounding app has taken China by storm. Named Are You Dead? the concept is simple. You need to check in with it every two days – clicking a large button – to confirm that you are alive. If not, it will get in touch with your […]

Weighted vest fitness fad with expert warning

They promise to supercharge fat loss and build muscle, but fitness experts are warning weighted vests could be doing more harm than good for some. A new fitness trend promising to supercharge fat loss and swap excess kilos for muscle is raising concerns among health experts who warn the weighted vests may not be suitable […]

Custom fit compression – Positive benefits for every athlete

Source: Cape Bionics Compression garments work but only if they fit perfectly and apply the correct compression regime. Research has shown that off the shelf compression garments provide variable levels of compression and inconsistent benefits (Hill et al., 2015). Custom fit is the only way to ensure that each athlete receives accurate compression for positive […]

GPTI welcome Kinvent to Melbourne

Kinvent CEO Athanase Kollias joined Global Performance Testing International Founder Graham Dudley for a catch up in the office tram in Melbourne to discuss product, innovation and the future of applied technologies in the health tech sector. #ChatGPTQA offered a great platform for this fireside conversation between two leaders in the global network of innovation […]