Keep the Right People Informed with MyMDBand [video]

by Bruce Brown | November 19, 2015 | General News, Health

In a medical emergency, healthcare workers need fast access to a patient’s current medical information, such as allergies, medications, and health history, whether you’re traveling in a foreign land or just going down the block getting a cup of coffee. It...

IDTechEx: Healing Wearables without Drugs

by Alfred Poor | November 19, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical

The IDTechEx conference was held in Santa Clara, CA November 18 and 19, 2015, covering a wide range of topics including wearable devices and related technology such as sensors, printed electronics, and energy harvesting. This is one of the many items of interest from...

Get Better Sleep with Lighted Glasses [video]

by Bruce Brown | November 18, 2015 | General News, Health

According to Re-Time Pty Ltd., as much as 50% of the world’s population has trouble sleeping and getting enough rest. Sleeplessness can be caused by jet lag, work shift changes, seasonal affect disorder (SAD), and varieties of insomnia. Regardless of the cause,...

Robotic Worm Turns Corners During Surgery

by Alfred Poor | November 18, 2015 | General News, Medical

Minimally invasive surgical procedures have made it possible for doctors to access and repair parts of the body that were unreachable under older conditions. Still, the tools for these operations continue to evolve and improve to solve additional problems. For...

Dental Implants Ward Off Bacteria

by Alfred Poor | November 17, 2015 | General News, Medical

One of the many miracles of modern dentistry is the use of dental implants to replace teeth lost to injury or disease. These permanent replacements get colonized by the body’s own cells, incorporating them into the patients’ jaws. The problem is that...

Wearable Kidney Passes Clinical Trial [video]

by Alfred Poor | November 16, 2015 | General News, Medical

  Patients who have lost kidney function to injury or disease must rely on dialysis machines to cleanse their blood of excess fluid, salts, and toxins. This typically requires that they sit, hooked up to a machine in a clinical setting, for 12 to 15 hours every...