by Alfred Poor | May 15, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are surprisingly commonplace among older adults in the U.S. It is the first-listed diagnosis for 880,000 patients at emergency rooms every year. The average patient ends up spending four days in the hospital and more than $26,000 ,...
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by Bruce Brown | May 14, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical
Migraine headaches are the third most prevalent and the sixth most disabling disease in the world, according to the Migraine Research Foundation. Migraines affect 39 million men, women, and children in the U.S. and one billion people worldwide. We have written about...
by Alfred Poor | May 14, 2018 | General News, Health
People who have had limbs amputated often have the sensation of a “phantom” limb, but getting feedback from a powered prosthesis is a difficult challenge. Users need to know where their prosthetic hand is in order to make natural movements. It turns out...
by Alfred Poor | May 7, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical
The young wearables industry is growing rapidly, driven by improved technology, new applications, and lower costs. Within the industry, shifting demands are leading to changes in the growth areas. Some of these changes are highlighted in a new market report. Juniper...
by Bruce Brown | May 3, 2018 | General News, Health
Nokia will sell its Digital Health wearable division to one of the founders of the company from which it bought the business. In April 2016, we diverted from our usual technology coverage to write about an agreement between two significant technology companies: Nokia...
by Alfred Poor | May 2, 2018 | General News, Health
Fitness bands and smart watches can do much more than just measure steps. The motion detecting sensors in these devices generate an enormous amount of data, and if analyzed correctly, this haystack of information can yield all sorts of valuable needles of actionable...
