AI Helps the Blind Recognize Objects [video]

by Bruce Brown | February 9, 2016 | General News, Health

An oft-cited statistic about the ability to see is the World Health Organization’s claim that approximately 285 million people worldwide have impaired vision. Of that immense group, 39 million are totally blind and 246 million have varying degrees of significant...

Sensor Detects Lung Cancer from Breath

by Alfred Poor | February 9, 2016 | General News, Medical

Sophisticated sensors based on nanotechnology are poised to revolutionize healthcare by providing accurate, non-invasive methods of detecting disease and other conditions. We’ve covered products that are designed to detect fat-burning and gastric ulcers, and now...

Get New Eyes with NuEyes [video]

by Bruce Brown | February 8, 2016 | General News, Health

  According to a World Health Organization study in 2010, 285 million people suffered from visual impairment attributed to macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, or other visual conditions. As our population...

Can Connected Health Devices Save Money?

by Alfred Poor | February 8, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

I know that I’m a vocal proponent of how connected Health Tech devices — whether they are wearable or not — can have a big impact on the effectiveness of treatment, on healthcare costs, and on patient outcomes. The question remains whether or not...

New HIPAA Guidelines for App Developers

by Alfred Poor | February 5, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

One of the great promises of wearable Health Tech devices and the “quantified person” is that we will be able to collect massive amounts of data about individuals and communities that will allow us to extract correlations that will help healthcare...

Smart Scale Joins the BewellConnect Family [video]

by Bruce Brown | February 5, 2016 | General News, Health

  We have looked at smart scales in the past, most recently the CES 2016 Innovation Award-winning QardioBase that measures weight, muscle mass, body fat percentage, and water and bone composition, sending data via Bluetooth to your tablet or phone app where it...