3D Printed Insoles for Diabetes Patients

by Alfred Poor | November 4, 2016 | General News, Medical

Diabetics can develop neuropathy — damage to nerves — in their feet, which in turn leads to a loss of sensation. As a result, their feet don’t get sore when pressure is applied to a certain point. In time, this pressure can lead to wounds that are...

Light Treatment for Menstrual Pain [video]

by Bruce Brown | November 3, 2016 | General News, Health

Korean firm Color Seven has developed a wearable device to relieve menstrual pain using low-level light stimulation called Woman Stress Free. Menstrual pain often afflicts women and girls, but the intensity and impact on quality of life vary widely. A cross-sectioned...

Smartphone App Helps Manage Health Data [video]

by Alfred Poor | November 3, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

The Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) has mandated many changes to the U.S. healthcare system. Two of these are the required use of electronic health records and the creation of patient portals that allow patients to access their information online. These...

Track Basal Body Temperature to Monitor Female Hormone Levels [video]

by Bruce Brown | November 2, 2016 | General News, Health

Basal body temperature changes yield a lot of information about female hormone levels. According to Bongmi, Inc., the company that makes the Femometer, hormone changes two or three days after ovulation can cause a rise in basal body temperature (BBT) from 0.4 to 1.0...

System Guides Healthcare App “Prescriptions” [video]

by Alfred Poor | November 2, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

One of the engines that powers the digital health revolution is the smartphone. Most of us now carry a power computer in our pockets, capable of performing a wide range of useful tasks. But there are more than 245,000 health-related apps in the Apple Store alone; how...

Portable Lab Uses Smartphone to Detect Cancer

by Bruce Brown | November 1, 2016 | General News, Medical

Smartphone spectrometers that can detect cancer biomarkers exist, but previous versions have been inefficient and impractical for use in the field. According to researchers from the Washington State University School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, these...