by Amantha May | April 16, 2021 | Health
How do humans perform complex physical actions without consciously thinking about the position of their arms and legs in space? Through a sensory process called proprioception. Specialized nerve receptors called proprioceptors throughout the body–including the...
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by Amantha May | April 14, 2021 | Medical
Who needs wearables when you have computer vision technology? (Don’t worry. Wearables aren’t going anywhere.) But Omada Health understands that for physical therapists (PTs), visual assessment is key to personalizing an effective treatment plan for patients with...
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by Amantha May | April 12, 2021 | Medical
Parents of newborns who receive a positive cystic fibrosis (CF) screening will admit to licking their babies. A lot. That’s understandable, considering the danger of malnutrition and other complications for infants in their first weeks of life. Early detection...
by Amantha May | April 9, 2021 | Medical
Oxevision, an innovative vital signs monitoring system designed by the British company Oxehealth, will soon be available in the United States. The FDA recently granted a De Novo clearance for the Oxevision’s key technology: an optical sensor that can...
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by Amantha May | April 7, 2021 | Enabling Tech
Virtual reality glasses, such as Facebook’s Occulus, aren’t simply expensive toys. VR devices likely represent the future of computing, or at least a big chunk of that future. That’s why Facebook intends to get ahead of the game by developing a wearable that...
