by William McCleary | February 6, 2023 | Health
Every second of every day. That’s how often older adults in America suffer falls. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), falls are the leading cause of injury and injury death in the U.S. for people 65 and older. Around 1 in every 5 of...
by William McCleary | February 3, 2023 | Health, Medical
At the recent CES 2023 expo in Las Vegas, OMRON showed that it is making a big play for the remote patient monitoring (RPM) market. The Japanese electronics company heralded its “Going for Zero” mission, with the lofty goal of eliminating heart attacks and...
by William McCleary | February 1, 2023 | Medical
Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories was a big winner at CES 2023, taking home Innovation Awards for their Aveir VR Leadless Pacemaker, Proclaim Plus SCS System, and a monkeypox test. Let’s look at the first two winners: Both are leading edge implant devices with notable...
by William McCleary | January 30, 2023 | Enabling Tech
While self-driving cars have yet to take over the road as promised years ago, the tech that could make that possible is getting us ever closer to the goal. And it has created lots of other possible uses for the technology. The Oregon-based developer PreAct...
by William McCleary | January 27, 2023 | Health
Are you getting enough sleep each night? If not, you are in good company; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that about 1 in 3 U.S. adults usually gets less than the amount of sleep they need. The CDC notes that this lack of sleep is linked...