by Bruce Brown | December 27, 2016 | General News, Medical
Telemedicine continues to gain attention and acceptance by patients and healthcare professionals. In early 2016 we wrote about growing medical community interest in telemedicine. In mid-2016 the American Medical Association provided guidance for telemedicine. As the...
by Bruce Brown | December 26, 2016 | General News, Health
New parents, whether with a first born or the latest of many births, cope with an often bewildering and potentially overwhelming array of responsibilities and baby-related factors. The emotional aspects of parenthood added to the impact of lifestyle changes often...
by Bruce Brown | December 23, 2016 | General News, Health
The U.S. spends $3 trillion a year — about 17 percent of our total economic activity — on healthcare according to recent reports. Among nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the average is 9 percent, roughly half the U.S....
by Bruce Brown | December 22, 2016 | General News, Health
Senior citizens prefer to live in their own homes. According to a 2012 AARP survey, 90 percent of seniors plan to stay in their own homes for the next five to ten years and 85 percent are confident they can do so without making big changes to their homes. In the face...
by Bruce Brown | December 21, 2016 | General News, Health
A new class of wearable health tech for hearing loss is coming out from under the radar for 2017. The number of Americans with hearing loss is staggering. According to the Hearing Loss Association of America, 48 million — about 20 percent — report hearing...
