by Bruce Brown | October 10, 2018 | General News, Medical
Electronic health records (EHRs) are a good thing, right? According to HealthIT.gov, the advantages of EHRs are legion, starting with accurate, up-to-date, and complete patient information and including secure data sharing, improved provider productivity, reducing...
by Bruce Brown | October 9, 2018 | General News, Health
[Image Credit: Dubai SIMs] Asthma doesn’t take pity on children, especially low-income children who live in areas with poor air quality. According to the CDC’s latest statistics, 8.3% of children under age 18 have asthma, the same rate as adults. For...
by Bruce Brown | October 8, 2018 | General News, Health
Hearing impairment rates for U.S. adults vary significantly with age, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders. For example, while only 2% of adults aged 45 to 54 have a disabling hearing loss, the rates climb to 8.5% for ages...
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by Bruce Brown | October 5, 2018 | General News, Health
The incidence of high blood pressure among U.S. adults would be astounding if the correlations with poor lifestyle choices weren’t so clear. Obesity, poor nutrition, and inadequate exercise are all too common among adults, and they relate directly with unhealthy...
by Bruce Brown | October 5, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
The Holy Grail for wearable technology may well be a reliable way to measure blood pressure without using a pressure cuff or similar device. A dependable and accurate system would be valuable for constant remote patient monitoring, both in clinical settings and at...
