by Bruce Brown | July 3, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical
People with type 1 diabetes typically have to work hard to maintain their blood sugar levels within a target range, as this leads to better health and lower risk of dangerous complications. We wrote about the Medtronic MiniMed 670G hybrid closed-loop glucose...
by Bruce Brown | July 2, 2018 | General News, Medical
Artificial intelligence (AI) plays varied roles in healthcare. We’ve written about AI helping troubled kids make better decisions with OneSeventeen Media’s interactive tools. In a study at Rory Myers College of Nursing machine learning-based artificial...
by Bruce Brown | June 29, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health
Two established health technology companies announced a new partnership to develop biometric sensing ear modules for diverse markets. Denmark-based Sonion and Raleigh, North Carolina-based Valencell will combine their experience and assets in hearing and earphone...
by Bruce Brown | June 28, 2018 | General News, Health
The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is on the rise in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC). Previously thought to affect 1.3 million Americans 18 and older, a 2016 CDC study found IBD affects approximately...
by Bruce Brown | June 27, 2018 | General News, Medical
Of all the wearables for health and medical applications, exoskeletons may be the most exciting and the most visible. Researchers explore robotic exoskeletons to alleviate physical workload, to substitute for impaired or nonfunctional human limbs, and to assist with...