by Bruce Brown | June 26, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health
In response to the magnitude of workplace dangers and health threats, in 1970 the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) spun off NIOSH: the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. NIOSH conducts research and recommends ways to prevent...
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by Bruce Brown | June 25, 2018 | General News, Health
Alert wearables such as pendants, helmet sensors, and smartphone apps have proliferated with developments in wireless connectivity, longer battery life, and ubiquitous mobile devices. We have written about special purpose alerts for wet diapers, citizen cardiac arrest...
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by Bruce Brown | June 22, 2018 | General News, Health
Electronic health records (EHR) are right up there at the top of the list of hot health technology topics, along with flexible sensors, telemedicine, and machine learning biometric sensor data analysis algorithms. We’ve written about a wide range of EHR-related...
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by Bruce Brown | June 21, 2018 | General News, Medical
More than 2.5 million people in the United States develop pressure ulcers each year, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Also known as bedsores, these ulcers result from a lack of movement, usually involving immobile patients in bed or...
by Bruce Brown | June 20, 2018 | General News, Health
Healthcare employs artificial intelligence in growing number of applications. The machine learning is form of AI that is “taught” to recognize, categorize, diagnose, engage with patients, or recommend treatment. It shows up in many branches of medicine....
