by Alfred Poor | December 16, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health
One of the hot topics these days is “aging in place;” as a major portion of the U.S. population (and in other countries as well) gets older, it becomes a challenge for many of these seniors to continue to live safely and independently in their own homes....
![New Wheelchair Design Increases Mobility [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/12/Whill-chair.jpg?resize=599%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | December 15, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
According to the University of California’s Disability Statistics Center, about 1.7 million people in the U.S. rely on wheelchairs or powered scooters to get around. These devices often have significant limitations that can restrict the mobility of the users,...
by Alfred Poor | December 14, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
Nature has created some amazing systems, such as the sensitivity of human touch. We can feel texture, temperature, pressure, vibration, and more simply through our fingertips. The ability to gain all this information simply through touch is of enormous value in fields...
![More Than a Remote Thermometer [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/12/Check-My-Temp-band.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | December 11, 2015 | General News, Health
We’ve written about a number of wireless thermometers over the years, that let you monitor the fever of a child or other person remotely. Setting notification limits means that you get an alert when the temperature rises above or falls below limits that you...
![3D Models of Brain Tumors Aid Surgeons [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/12/3D-tumor-print.jpg?resize=600%2C285)
by Alfred Poor | December 10, 2015 | General News, Medical
Medical imaging is a modern miracle; doctors are able to peer inside the human body and detect injuries or abnormal growth such as cancer tumors. This digital data can be presented as two-dimensional images: slices through the body at regular intervals. One problem is...
