![Wearable Cardiac Monitor for Heart Patients and Athletes [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/09/Nuubo-with-video-600x280.jpg?resize=600%2C280)
by Bruce Brown | September 28, 2016 | General News, Health
Continuous cardiac monitoring, not just tracking resting pulse or heart rate during exercise, but monitoring the heart’s electrical signals, goes beyond the capability of simple fitness trackers. For people with arrhythmia or other cardiac conditions or for...
![Coiled Nylon Creates Artificial Muscle Threads [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/10/UT-muscle-thread.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | September 28, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
From robotics to prosthetics, creating materials that mimic the actions of human muscle tissue are in great demand. Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have developed a technology that creates threads that can contract on demand, which could open the door...
![Wearable Sensor Focuses on Workplace Injury Prevention [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/09/Life-Booster-with-video-600x280.jpg?resize=600%2C280)
by Bruce Brown | September 27, 2016 | General News, Health
Despite recent decreases in the incidence of workplace injuries as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were nearly 3 million nonfatal injuries in private industry in 2014. Of those injuries, more than 900,000 resulted in days off from work with a...
by Alfred Poor | September 27, 2016 | General News, Medical
The eyes may be the windows to the soul, but they also can reveal important diagnostic information for conditions unrelated to eyesight. For example, hyperttension — high blood pressure — can cause bleeding in the back of the eyeball. The traditional...
![Perlis Ambient Assisted Living [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/09/Perlis-at-home-with-video-600x278.jpg?resize=600%2C278)
by Bruce Brown | September 26, 2016 | General News, Health
Did Dad eat today? How long Sally sleep last night? Did John take his medication? How much time did Susan spend sitting versus moving around during the day? Did Jim fall anytime in the last month? These are just some of the questions caregivers, family, and...
![Center to Drive Health Technology [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/09/Android-heart-beat-video.jpg?resize=599%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | September 26, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
Digital health and related fields are growing at an unprecedented rate. Each day brings new technology advances and discoveries. One major challenge is finding ways to share all this new information efficiently, and to help the innovators connect with the healthcare...
