by Bruce Brown | October 20, 2017 | General News, Health
The focus on wearable health tech started with the hardware before shifting to the software, as is often the case with new technology. With personal computers in the early to mid 80s, for example, the key question for most people was what brand machine to buy, not...
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by Jim Ware | October 20, 2017 | General News, Medical
Hate going to the doctor for blood work? How about a DIY blood-testing device? Tasso, the maker of the device, is one of 10 startups included in Cedars-Sinai’s third health-tech accelerator class. The companies competed with hundreds of startups worldwide to be...
by Bruce Brown | October 19, 2017 | General News, Health
Do you really want to know how you and a significant other match up genetically? How concerned are you about learning ahead of time traits your offspring will likely express? If your answers to the previous questions are “Yes” and “Quite...
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by Kimberly Houston | October 19, 2017 | General News, Health
Placing sensors on the body to measure respiration, heart rate and other important vital signs to monitor health and guide treatment is nothing new. To do so, however, the patient or health care professional has to stop what they’re doing and adhere the sensors,...
by Bruce Brown | October 18, 2017 | General News, Medical
For people with diabetes, an artificial pancreas is the Holy Grail. Health Tech that automatically monitors blood glucose levels and administers the correct type and amounts of insulin could make diabetics’ lives much simpler. When Medtronic’s iPro2...
by Kimberly Houston | October 18, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
Monitoring biometric data like blood oxygen levels, heart rate, blood glucose, blood pressure, and other vital information is critical to providing effective patient care. Until the intervention of wearable health technology, collecting and interpreting this data...
