by Bruce Brown | October 4, 2021 | Health
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) doesn’t disappear when children reach adulthood. According to a 2017 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 2% of U.S. adults (5,437,988 in 2017) have ASD. One of the most common difficulties for...
by Bruce Brown | May 21, 2021 | Health
Wearable human and asset tracking company GTX Corp is ramping up its wearables business on all fronts. Citing high post-pandemic demand from law enforcement, government agencies, medical institutions, and consumers, GTX Corp announced increased testing and...
by Bruce Brown | October 31, 2019 | Medical
It can be tragically difficult to help adolescents with severe autism when they are unable to communicate when they are experience increased stress. We’ve written about Cognoa, an app designed to diagnose autism. We also noted the progress in Stanford’s...
by Bruce Brown | October 21, 2019 | Medical
The Centers for Disease Control report that studies in Asia, Europe, and North America identify from 1% to 2% of the population with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD is approximately four times as common with boys than with girls but occurs in all racial, ethnic,...
by Bruce Brown | February 11, 2019 | Health
Robotics continue to find meaningful applications in health care. A.I.-empowered robots in a pilot program in Canada help reduce hospital emergency department wait times and VGo’s telepresence robot augments clinical staff access in a variety of healthcare...