![42 Million More in U.S. Using Health Apps [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/12/Apigee-survey.jpg?resize=598%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | December 31, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical
Digital communications in the form of the Internet, cell phones, and wireless data access have transformed the way people communicate around the world. The impact is not just limited to interpersonal communications, however. 15 years ago, who would have guessed that...
![Low-Cost Mouth Mouse Wins Design Contest [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/12/Mouth-Op-mouse.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | December 30, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
Millions of people have disabilities that prevent them from using their hands for tasks that many of us take for granted, such as interacting with a computer. The winning design in the MakerBot Thingiverse competition for the Assistive Technology Challenge addresses...
by Alfred Poor | December 29, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
In order to quantify our bodies and reap the many benefits that all this data can bring, first we need sensors that are easy to wear, durable, and low cost. Only then can we develop wearable Health Tech devices that will “disappear” into our lives and...
![MIT Smart Bandage Carries Sensors [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/12/MIT-hydrogel-bandage.jpg?resize=600%2C276)
by Alfred Poor | December 28, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
Imagine a bandage that can sense when the tissue underneath is inflamed, and can automatically deliver drugs in response. Imagine that the bandage can even produce a visible alert when infection is detected. And imagine that this bandage uses a material that is tough,...
by Alfred Poor | December 24, 2015 | Enabling Tech, Fitness, General News, Health, Medical
Since we launched Health Tech Insider more than a year and a half ago, we have published more than 700 stories about wearable devices for health and medical applications, as well as coverage of new enabling technologies. As we near the end of the year, it is...
