One of the insidious aspects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is that in most cases, the damage is not visible. The gold standard for diagnosis is a CT scan, but this is not possible on the battlefield or football field. Medical personnel are generally limited to questionnaires and concussion screening protocols. The US Marine Corps has adopted a new product to help identify … [Read more...]
Big Box Stores to Save Backs with Exosuit [video]
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The human body is a miracle of engineering, but it has its limits. One are of research for wearable Health Tech is to find ways to augment a body's natural abilities to help a person do more with less risk of injury. Exoskeletons are particularly intriguing, as they can even help paralyzed people walk independently. It turns out that these may have their largest application in … [Read more...]
Telemedicine Heads to Sea
Telemedicine helps deliver medical care to under-served populations. We tend to think of under-developed regions or sparsely populated rural areas as being the primary targets for these services, but there's another population that can benefit from remote access to medical information: crew members on commercial freighters. It turns out that one out of every five ships is … [Read more...]
Industrial Workers Benefit from Wearables and Big Data [video]
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According to a new white paper from StrongArm Technologies and Intelex, industrial workers are starting to reap the benefits of wearable technology and the Big Data analytics that these devices generate. "The Ergo-Skeletons Are Coming!" starts by pointing out that our workforce is getting older, as workers live and work longer than in the past. In 2014, 23% of men and 15% of … [Read more...]
Airbag Belt Protects Hips in Falls [video]
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Hip fractures among people over 65 can be difficult to recover from. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year 600,000 people in the U.S. are hospitalized with hip fractures. Of those cases, 95% are caused by falls, usually sideways. After a hip fracture, 25% of elderly patients die within 12 months, 25% are never able to live independently … [Read more...]
