by Alfred Poor | March 18, 2019 | Health
Here are two apparently unrelated facts. About 13% of people in the U.S. aged 12 years or older have hearing loss in both ears. According to some sources, nearly half of fitness band owners have stopped wearing them after just six months. So what’s the...
by Alfred Poor | March 15, 2019 | Health, Medical
Concussions and other injuries from head impacts continue to capture the attention of athletes, their families, their coaches, and their healthcare providers. Fortunately, we are rapidly learning a great deal about the problem, which is helping with better evaluation...
by Alfred Poor | March 14, 2019 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical
Most articles about wearable tech focus on the health-related uses of biometric data. Measurements of body functions such as heart rate, temperature, and breathing rate can help identify disease and other conditions. But there’s another big problem facing...
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by Alfred Poor | March 13, 2019 | Health, Medical
One of the hot new terms in digital health tech is “gamification.” Facebook tugs on some primal psychological strings to keep users coming back over and over. Those same levers can be used to increase patient engagement and alter behavior patterns....
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by Alfred Poor | March 12, 2019 | Health
The vast majority of seniors want to live independently as long as they can do so safely. One of the biggest risks for the elderly is falling; according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the leading cause for fatal injury for older adults....
