by Bruce Brown | March 26, 2019 | General News, Health, Medical
In biometric terms, sweat may soon be the new black. Blood testing remains the current gold standard for biometric measurement, but it is invasive, at times awkward or difficult, and sometimes painful. The greatest downside from a single blood draw, however, is the...
by Bruce Brown | March 14, 2019 | Fitness, General News, Health, Medical
We follow several global market research firms and consider IDC one of the most trusted. Near the end of 2018, we wrote about reports from IDC and the Gartner Group in which both organizations predicted that smartwatches would drive the wearables market for the next...
by Bruce Brown | February 5, 2019 | General News
In January, the National Institute of Health’s “All of Us” program added a significant data collection channel. The NIH’s big data research program compiles and analyzes health and medical information from volunteers, with the goal of enrolling...
by Alfred Poor | December 15, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
One of our favorite topics related to wearable health tech devices is the question of control. How can you create a user interface that is easy to use but that does not require complex or intrusive equipment. We’ve covered smart garments and touch pads and...
by Bruce Brown | December 14, 2018 | General News, Medical
The technology toolkit employed in healthcare solution development contains many fascinating components. we now depend on new sensors for a myriad of health, wellness, and medical applications, wireless transmission standards, power sources, and algorithms used...
by Bruce Brown | December 7, 2018 | General News, Medical
Telemedicine is still in its early days but its adoption is growing rapidly now that CMS has approved its use for Medicare patients. Researchers and healthcare organizations around the world are experimenting with remote care technology in various forms to find the...
