by Bruce Brown | November 1, 2018 | General News, Health
Pharmaceutical and mechanical methods for avoiding pregnancy have the highest effectiveness rates. New approaches that claim equivalent or better performance often use spotty science or dubious measurement reporting. We raised a flag when the FDA recently cleared a...
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by Bruce Brown | October 31, 2018 | General News, Health
Heart surgery is scary enough when patients anticipate what could happen during the procedure. After hospital discharge, however, heart surgery patients can find the need to self-monitor even more worrisome. The concern is not unfounded, as a 2016 study in Progressive...
by Bruce Brown | October 30, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Despite old saws about “ivory towers of academia,” technology flourishes best with developers who are fully aware of real-world challenges and urgent societal problems. The rapid and significant developments in mobile communications during the past 15...
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by Bruce Brown | October 29, 2018 | General News, Medical
Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts more than three to six months. It is associated with restricted mobility, opioid dependence, anxiety, depression, and reduced quality of life. Various sources estimate from 11% to 40% of U.S. adults suffer from chronic pain....
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by Alfred Poor | October 29, 2018 | General News, Health
“Freedom of the press belongs to the man who owns one.” The famous saying also applies to medical equipment, it appears. Customized physical supports are expensive to purchase and can take a long time to produce. Or you can buy a 3D printer and create your...
by Bruce Brown | October 26, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Implanted biosensors have several advantages over wearables or carryable devices, but implantables also raise questions about power sources. Adherence and data reliability is better than with traditional wearables; no one has to remember to carry or wear an implant....
