In-home Vision Screener Tracks Changes Over Time [video]

by Jim Ware | November 6, 2017 | General News, Health

What if getting your eyes checked were as easy as strapping a View-Master-like device to your smartphone and following a series of on-screen prompts? If EyeQue’s kickstarter succeeds, its Insight visual acuity screeners will ship as early as March 18. The...

Wearable Gesture Detection Reveals Dietary Behaviors

by Bruce Brown | November 3, 2017 | General News, Health

  Obesity rates in the U.S. remain high and are edging higher in spite of more than a decade of warnings. The most recent CDC statistics show that more than one third of all U.S. adults are obese. Despite the growing evidence of health threats related to obesity,...

Fitness Trackers Improve Cardio Rehab Results

by Bruce Brown | November 2, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical

The use of wearable activity trackers may or may not improve fitness or cardiovascular health on their own. The jury is still out on long-term benefits of FitBits and similar devices. The immense market potential for wearables — $70+ billion according to one...

Telemental Health Opportunities Abound, Implementation Matters

by Bruce Brown | November 1, 2017 | General News, Health

Telehealth technologies answer a growing need for care of patients with mental health disorders. Time savings, cost reduction, and the ability to provide service to people who are housebound or live in remote or distant locations mean that more people can have access...

mHealth App Detects Postpartum Depression

by Bruce Brown | October 31, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical

Approximately one in nine women has symptoms of postpartum depression (PPD) after having a baby, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Postpartum depression (PPD) is more intense and a greater potential risk for the mother and newborn than...

Smart Hard Hat Improves Industrial Safety [video]

by Kimberly Houston | October 31, 2017 | General News, Health

While the standard office worker may worry about the negative health impact of sitting too much, workers at factories, plants, construction sites, oil rigs, and mines can face deadly threats just by the nature of the work they do. A little digging on the Occupational...