by Kimberly Houston | November 30, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
When most of us think of wearable Health Tech, we likely think of smart watches, fitness trackers, or even socks, headbands, and sneakers that can monitor and measure health and fitness metrics. But these devices often require a separate controller to extract and...
by Bruce Brown | November 29, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Opioid addiction and overdose death growth rates terrify the general populace, overwhelm medical and social service communities, alert law enforcement, challenge governments, and build pulpits for politicians. Finger pointing at pill-count-driven pharmaceutical...
by Bruce Brown | November 27, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
In a world where cybersecurity concerns outweigh the threat of nuclear weapons, authentication technologies simultaneously present the greatest frontline challenge and opportunity. Fingerprint, facial recognition, and iris scan security breaches demonstrate the limits...
by Bruce Brown | November 24, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wearable health tech devices are so 2015. The market for wristbands, clip-on sensors, and pendants has just begun to take off, but health tech research and development increasingly focus on invisible technology. Sensors woven into material used to manufacture...
by Bruce Brown | November 23, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
The most effective technology isn’t necessarily always the newest. Text messaging patients, for example, may be a better solution than patient portal messaging or phone calls. The Utah-based practice management company Solutionreach recently published a report...
by Jim Ware | November 17, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Scientists have created electronic robot skins that can detect a puff of air. But whack that same robot with a 2-by-4 and the skin reacts the same as if it were a gentle breeze. That’s a problem because robots or prostheses wearers need to know when a touch is...
