by Bruce Brown | October 4, 2021 | Health
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) doesn’t disappear when children reach adulthood. According to a 2017 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 2% of U.S. adults (5,437,988 in 2017) have ASD. One of the most common difficulties for...
by Bruce Brown | September 30, 2021 | Enabling Tech
Consolidating related technologies, engineers at Cleveland Clinic have created a bionic arm that gives people with upper-limb amputations full control of the prosthetic. The greatest test of any prosthetic is the degree to which it replaces the functions and...
by Bruce Brown | September 28, 2021 | Medical
We write about telehealth and remote care just about every week. We’re elated to see advances in remote care development and the growing acceptance of digital health models. It sure would be a happier and healthier world without COVID-19, but there’s no...
by Bruce Brown | September 27, 2021 | Medical
As we’ve written many times, the optimal wearable is one you’re not aware of. If you can forget you’re wearing an assistive device, it’s less likely to end up in the back of some drawer. That’s why, when I describe the Widex Moment...
by Bruce Brown | September 23, 2021 | Health
Therapy dogs can bring light into otherwise dark lives. Therapy dogs aren’t necessarily as highly trained as service dogs for visually impaired people, for example, but therapy dogs must have specific characteristics. Therapy dogs need to be...
