by Alfred Poor | October 11, 2018 | General News, Medical
One of the recurring themes that we’ve covered in the past two years is that fitness wearables are going to have to pivot to health and medical applications in order to survive. Selling devices one at a time to fitness enthusiasts is not a strategy for long-term...
by Bruce Brown | October 10, 2018 | General News, Medical
Electronic health records (EHRs) are a good thing, right? According to HealthIT.gov, the advantages of EHRs are legion, starting with accurate, up-to-date, and complete patient information and including secure data sharing, improved provider productivity, reducing...
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by Alfred Poor | October 10, 2018 | General News, Health
One of the holy grails of wearable health tech is an optical sensor that can measure blood pressure accurately. Many companies are working toward such a solution, but for now, the most reliable results still come from devices that use a pressure cuff to restrict blood...
by Bruce Brown | October 9, 2018 | General News, Health
Asthma doesn’t take pity on children, especially low-income children who live in areas with poor air quality. According to the CDC’s latest statistics, 8.3% of children under age 18 have asthma, the same rate as adults. For children in families earning...
by Alfred Poor | October 9, 2018 | General News, Health
Concussion and other trauma caused by head impact are of particular concern to those involved in sports, especially those that involve physical contact. One problem is that detection of concussion remains a largely subjective process. Organizations are making great...
by Bruce Brown | October 8, 2018 | General News, Health
Hearing impairment rates for U.S. adults vary significantly with age, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders. For example, while only 2% of adults aged 45 to 54 have a disabling hearing loss, the rates climb to 8.5% for ages...
