by Bruce Brown | September 3, 2019 | Health
Each year in the U.S., there are about 24,000 stillbirths — about 1% of all births — according to the CDC. Medical science does not know all the reasons for stillbirth, says Stevens Institute of Technology associate professor Negar Tavassolian. About a...
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by Bruce Brown | September 2, 2019 | Health
According to a 2019 CDC report on all forms of disability, about 14% of American adults have mobility disabilities, which are defined as “serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.” People with mobility disabilities include those who are restricted to...
by Bruce Brown | August 30, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Scientists at Okayama University report progress creating prosthetic technology that stimulates degenerated retinal tissues. According to the CDC, nearly 10 million people in the U.S. currently suffer from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or diabetic...
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by Bruce Brown | August 29, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Continuous biometric monitoring provides more valuable data than single readings, but concerns about patient comfort and convenience must be considered. Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and...
by Bruce Brown | August 28, 2019 | Medical
Outpatient telehealth services plateaued in 2019, according to a recent survey of physicians and healthcare administrators. Healthcare provider data analytics company Definitive Healthcare’s 2019 Outpatient Telehealth Study found adoption rates holding steady at...
