MedCity News May 19, 2025
ZEM Life is developing a smartwatch that can deliver Narcan to combat a fentanyl overdose.
Steve Muth, like many in the healthcare space, launched ZEM Life for personal reasons. ZEM Life has built a smartwatch, which it’s currently seeking FDA approval for, that will be able to deliver Narcan in the case of fentanyl overdose, as well as other medications for other needs. The company was named after Muth’s only child, Zachary Ernest Muth (ZEM), who died tragically in 2021 from an opioid overdose.
Muth isn’t alone in this pain. The CDC estimates that in 2023, more than 107,000 overdose deaths occurred.
“My whole world changed, and I have only one purpose now, [which] is to find a...
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