by riddhi | October 30, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
Use of wearables in healthcare is on the rise for tracking key vitals, problem specific information, and for better patient management and care. Integration of information captured by wearables with patient management systems used by hospitals and doctors offices is...
![Scientists Grow Replacement Limbs [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/11/Regenerated-limb.jpg?resize=599%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | October 30, 2015 | General News, Medical
More than 1.5 million people in the U.S. have lost a limb. Amazing progress has been made in both passive and powered prosthetic devices, but they still are not the equivalent of the original body part. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have...
by riddhi | October 29, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical
Health and fitness wearable market is on the rise and so is use of smart clothes with applications for athletes and posture management to name a few. eShirt, a product from Medical Device Innovation, a Milpitas, CA based company, is a wearable health system that...
![Gait Analysis Detects Glaucoma Early [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/11/Glaucoma-gait.jpg?resize=600%2C273)
by Alfred Poor | October 29, 2015 | General News, Medical
According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness, and even 10% of patients who receive treatment still suffer some loss of vision. More than 3 million people in the U.S. have this condition, but only about half know that...
by riddhi | October 28, 2015 | General News, Medical
According to Centers of Disease Control (CDC), 18.7 million adults suffer from asthma, a condition that affects lungs and causes repeated attacks of wheezing, chest tightness, breathlessness, and coughing. Many people use inhalers to deliver medication for maintenance...
