by Bruce Brown | November 7, 2017 | General News, Medical
From surgery theaters to hospital parking lots and beyond, mobile and wearable health tech hardware developments and apps play ever-widening roles in the complex wellness and medical worlds. Sensors in exoskeletal appliances assist mobility and balance, and remote...
by Bruce Brown | November 6, 2017 | General News, Medical
If you were making a list of difficult field diagnoses for deadly diseases, pneumonia would be at or near the top. UNICEF reports that “pneumonia kills half a million children under five in sub-Saharan Africa each year.” According to Dr. Mark Young, UNICEF...
by Bruce Brown | November 3, 2017 | General News, Health
Obesity rates in the U.S. remain high and are edging higher in spite of more than a decade of warnings. The most recent CDC statistics show that more than one third of all U.S. adults are obese. Despite the growing evidence of health threats related to obesity,...
by Bruce Brown | November 2, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
The use of wearable activity trackers may or may not improve fitness or cardiovascular health on their own. The jury is still out on long-term benefits of FitBits and similar devices. The immense market potential for wearables — $70+ billion according to one...
by Bruce Brown | November 1, 2017 | General News, Health
Telehealth technologies answer a growing need for care of patients with mental health disorders. Time savings, cost reduction, and the ability to provide service to people who are housebound or live in remote or distant locations mean that more people can have access...
