by Bruce Brown | May 13, 2019 | Medical
Adherence to medication prescriptions is a cornerstone of positive patient outcomes. A 2018 study of medication nonadherence at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine found that 40% to 50% of patients with chronic conditions do not follow their...
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by Bruce Brown | May 10, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Someday, medical supply deliveries by autonomous vehicles may become commonplace, but today it’s still a big deal. Various agencies and teams have already demonstrated that drones — the common term for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) — can deliver...
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by Bruce Brown | May 9, 2019 | Medical
Every time I visit my primary care physician’s office, they start by taking my weight and blood pressure (both of which are higher than I’d like). I use an Omron upper arm cuff device at home to measure my blood pressure periodically, following the...
by Bruce Brown | May 8, 2019 | Health
Plenty of companies want to sell sensor-loaded smart home systems to support aging-in-place issues, but is that what seniors want? And what about wearables? Does the scope of wearables for older people center on fall detection and activity monitoring to make sure...
by Bruce Brown | May 7, 2019 | Health, Medical
Developmental disabilities in children too often go undetected before the condition progress past the time when treatment could be most effective. The CDC states that parents, teachers, and others involved should all be on the lookout for developmental milestones in...
