by Unber Shafiq | September 29, 2021 | Health
Age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, diabetic retinopathy, and other low vision conditions present many challenges to the patients. We have written extensively on technology that helps visually impaired people; for example, we wrote about IrisVision...
by Bruce Brown | July 12, 2019 | Health
According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, the most commonly cited global source on the disease, 1 in 4 women and more than 1 in 8 men over 50 years of age in North America have osteoporosis. Also, 1 in 4 women and men in the same age group have evidence...
by Bruce Brown | July 5, 2016 | General News, Health
Forget counting steps. What if all you need to do to maintain a healthy weight was wear a wristband that counted how many bites you take in a day? While many people want to lose, maintain, or even gain weight, managing body weight is often an ongoing struggle....
by Alfred Poor | May 11, 2016 | Fitness, General News, Health
When it comes to getting healthy, one thing that almost all of us can do is lose a little extra weight. And lots of companies are ready to offer wearable Health Tech devices that are intended to help make this easier for you. Some of them are a bit unusual, such as...
by Bruce Brown | December 1, 2022 | Health, Medical
A Geisinger nephrologist recently published the results of a study in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The report showed that remote telehealth support helped reduce blood pressure. According to Alexander Chang, M.D., the primary author, “These...