by Alfred Poor | February 6, 2019 | Health
As concerns grow about the abuse of pain medications, professionals and patients are looking first to non-chemical solutions. We saw several products in this category at CES 2019, including the Quell product from Neurometrix. We’ve reported on this product in...
by Alfred Poor | February 5, 2019 | Health
According to UPMC Sports Medicine, people involved in sports and recreation suffer 1.7 to 3 million concussions every year in the U.S. and half of them go unreported and undetected. (For those who may be interested, about 10% to 20% of these are football-related.) We...
by Alfred Poor | February 4, 2019 | Health
We are familiar with all sorts of biometric tests that can give us information about our health. Blood tests are a routine part of most checkups, and other body components can be analyzed to reveal insights about possible diseases and other conditions. Many...
by Alfred Poor | January 7, 2019 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical
CES 2019 starts tomorrow. If you haven’t been lately, let me tell you that CES in Las Vegas has become enormous! This year, I’ve added an extra day to my schedule and still I’m not going to get to see all the companies with wearable or mobile devices...
by Alfred Poor | January 4, 2019 | Health, Medical
According to the World Health Organization, more than 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression. 60% of adults with mental illness do not receive any mental health services; social stigma, cost, and access to services all get in the way of receiving...