by Bruce Brown | November 28, 2017 | General News, Health
When confronted with global scale health threats, detection and prevention take more than just a village. Obesity and Type II diabetes both qualify as present day, large scale threats in most areas of the world. While scientists and researchers focus on causes and...
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by Kimberly Houston | November 28, 2017 | General News, Health
January is right around the corner, and that means a lot of people will be setting fitness, weight loss, and other health goals. It’s no secret that we need regular exercise to be healthier and feel better; the problem is finding the motivation to commit to an active...
by Bruce Brown | November 27, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
In a world where cybersecurity concerns outweigh the threat of nuclear weapons, authentication technologies simultaneously present the greatest frontline challenge and opportunity. Fingerprint, facial recognition, and iris scan security breaches demonstrate the limits...
by Bruce Brown | November 24, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wearable health tech devices are so 2015. The market for wristbands, clip-on sensors, and pendants has just begun to take off, but health tech research and development increasingly focus on invisible technology. Sensors woven into material used to manufacture...
by Bruce Brown | November 23, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
The most effective technology isn’t necessarily always the newest. Text messaging patients, for example, may be a better solution than patient portal messaging or phone calls. The Utah-based practice management company Solutionreach recently published a report...
by Bruce Brown | November 22, 2017 | General News, Health
Alzheimer’s disease, a form of dementia, is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. and the fifth leading cause of death among people 65 years of age and older. Approximately 5.4 million Americans have this irreversible, incurable, progressive disease,...
