by Bruce Brown | November 20, 2017 | General News, Health
“One size fits all” may work for baseball caps or socks, but products and services touted as universal solutions face challenges of individual size, preference, and a myriad of choice factors. Regardless of application, wearable tech faces the...
by Bruce Brown | November 17, 2017 | General News, Health
Way back in the early history of wearable Health Tech, we wrote about the original Spire. That was in mid-2014 when battery-operated devices with integrated biometric sensors that transmit data via Bluetooth to smartphone apps for health purposes were a new thing....
by Kimberly Houston | November 15, 2017 | General News, Health
If you’re an avid follower of Health Tech news, you may know that 3D printing technology has been used to enhance health outcomes in a wide array of medical fields. One arena that has seen a lot of advances in the use of this technology is in the dental field....
by Bruce Brown | November 14, 2017 | General News, Health
We frequently cite the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Health Tech Insider posts. The CDC’s long-established reputation as a source of valid and reliable statistics related to health conditions and diseases is respected worldwide. CDC...
by Bruce Brown | November 13, 2017 | General News, Health
Sleep health draws loads of attention from health tech enterprises, with valid justification. Diet trackers count calories or monitor weight, exercise machines and fitness trackers count steps, weight, reps, time, and more. Measuring sleep with its qualitative and...
by Jim Ware | November 13, 2017 | General News, Health
Research at the University of North Carolina shows lower-limb amputees could benefit from load-adaptive wearable robotics. While multiple studies examine the ways powered devices help amputees walk on level ground, few delve into the effects of real-world challenges...