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by Bruce Brown | September 21, 2017 | General News, Health
We’ve written about eyeglasses as wearable Health Tech several times in the past few years. For example, prescription glasses from VSP have integrated biometric sensors to track activity, movement, drowsiness, and other indicators. We wrote about Orcam’s...
by Bruce Brown | September 20, 2017 | General News, Health
Wearables that produce clinical-grade data cannot play significant roles in wellness programs and chronic condition care plans if patients don’t wear them as prescribed. According to a report by the American College of Preventive Medicine,...
by Bruce Brown | September 19, 2017 | General News, Medical
Medtronic announced a ground-breaking development for its Intellis neurostimulation platform today, September 18, 2017. The FDA issued clearance for managing the pain relief technology with a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 tablet device. Neurostimulation for pain management...
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by Bruce Brown | September 18, 2017 | General News, Health
According to the World Health Organization, 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired. Of that number 39 million are blind and 246 million have low vision. South Korean Dot, Inc. builds apps and electronic devices that display information in Braille for...
by Bruce Brown | September 15, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Health
Most fitness and Health Tech wearables start with a defined problem, then identify an objectively measurable biometric that serves a specific purpose related to the problem. For example, for hypertension, measure blood pressure. Concerned about heart health? Monitor...
