by Alfred Poor | May 21, 2015 | Medical
Atrial fibrillation (AFib or AF) is a condition that causes an irregular heartbeat rhythm. The irregular beats can cause decreased blood flow, and raises the chance of blood clots forming. Patients with AFib are at increased risk for a variety of other complications,...
by Alfred Poor | May 21, 2015 | Medical
As the story goes, when the notorious Willy Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he replied “Because that’s where the money is!” In the wearable Health Tech market, the mainstream media pays a lot of attention to the fitness bands and smart watches,...
by Alfred Poor | May 21, 2015 | Podcast
Looks like we’ve got a Thing going: the third episode of the Wearable Tech Insider podcast is live. This week’s edition includes chatter about Jawbone’s funding, Basis Peak, and the Apple Watch; HealthTech stories include one about how 3D printed...
by Alfred Poor | May 20, 2015 | Enabling Tech
A little smudge of carbon could make a huge difference in wireless Health Tech devices. Researchers at the University of Manchester in England have developed a way to print graphene antennas that could lead to low-cost, flexible antennas for everything from RFID tags...
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by Alfred Poor | May 20, 2015 | Health
According to Global Eyesight Now, six out of 10 people in the world wear glasses or corrective lenses (or have had corrective surgery). For the majority of these people their days start by putting on a pair of glasses and end by taking them off. VSP Global is one of...
