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by Alfred Poor | July 13, 2017 | General News, Medical
Congestive heart failure occurs when the heart is not able to pump blood effectively. One of the results of this chronic condition is that fluid builds up in the patient’s body. In time, the lungs start to fill with fluid — as with pneumonia — and...
by Alfred Poor | June 1, 2017 | General News, Medical
The more we know — and the sooner we know it — about our health, the faster and more accurate diagnoses will be, and treatments will be more effective. This should lead to better outcomes and lower costs. And the data keeps pouring in to prove this. One of...
by Alfred Poor | December 30, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical
In my last post, I highlighted some of the stories that got the most attention on the Health Tech Insider site this year. In this article, I’m going to call out the three most important developments in 2016, as I see it. FDA Becomes Friendly to Wearables: The...
by Alfred Poor | November 3, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical
The Genesis Touch from Honeywell makes it possible for healthcare workers to monitor and interact with patients in their own homes. As we reported earlier this year, the device is built on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 platform, customized for telehealth uses. It can...
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by Alfred Poor | July 14, 2015 | Medical
Your health typically is what happens between office visits. No matter whether you see your physician once a year or once a week or even once a day, most of your time will be spent away from the doctor’s office. And it can be difficult to accurately document...
