by William McCleary | May 16, 2022 | Health, Medical
The Innovation of the Year award at the recent Mira Awards went to Neurava, the makers of wearables for epilepsy sufferers. Their devices monitor seizures and track bio-signals related to risk of sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). The Indianapolis-based...
by William McCleary | May 11, 2022 | Health
In the United States today, there are more than 50 million people who are over the age of 65. According to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in 2019, these older adults had average annual out-of-pocket healthcare costs of $6.833, a 41%...
by Bruce Brown | May 10, 2022 | Health
Value continues to grow for remote patient monitoring (RPM) for chronic medical conditions, for rehab, and for discharged hospital patients. The COVID-19 pandemic boosted RPM adoption to such a degree that a 2021 survey by Vivalink found that the management of many...
by William McCleary | May 6, 2022 | Health, Medical
Fitbit users and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have joined forces with a unique program that is providing valuable health information to many, while shedding light on health issues for underserved communities in America. The program, aptly called All of Us,...
by Bruce Brown | May 5, 2022 | Health
Hear.com is an online hearing care company. The enterprise sells brand name hearing aids along with its own Horizon hearing aid line. Hear.com sells hearing aids via traditional audiologist office partners and directly via tele-audiology appointments with licensed...
by Unber Shafiq | May 4, 2022 | Health
Nearly 70 million Americans have a sleep disorder, the most common of which is insomnia. But the condition is not equally distributed among races. Of the 33% to 50% of American adults experiencing symptoms of sleeplessness, Black women make up a large portion. Studies...
