by Kimberly Houston | February 7, 2018 | General News, Medical
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 100 million adults in the U.S. are now living with diabetes or prediabetes. With a health problem this enormous, improvements in treatment are of critical importance. Insulin therapy is one...
by Bruce Brown | February 6, 2018 | General News, Health
Biosensor devices that can detect specific biomarkers are key components in mobile health tech. In order to be truly useful, however, they must measure well against the current gold standard in medical grade technologies. University and corporate laboratories...
by Kimberly Houston | February 6, 2018 | General News, Medical
Home doctor visits are taking on a new meaning in the 21st century. Instead of a doctor on your doorstep, the doctor will see you through a video chat on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Medical care carried out using an Internet connection is commonly called...
by Bruce Brown | February 5, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Imagine you set out to build wearable health tech device to address a major health condition such as diabetes or glaucoma. Wouldn’t it be nice to incorporate the techie bits into an item small, light, discrete, and already worn by more than 125 million people...
by Bruce Brown | February 2, 2018 | General News, Health
The electronic health records (EHR) concept promises real-time data integration, accessibility, privacy, and security. Ideally, patients and their healthcare team members anywhere in the world can access comprehensive, accurate health records on multiple device...
by Bruce Brown | February 1, 2018 | General News, Health
Smartphones and tablets have been ripe platforms for app development for years. Smartwatches were late to the party — the first Apple Watch was launched in April 2015, less than three years ago — but they’re catching up fast. App developers must...