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by Alfred Poor | March 1, 2017 | General News, Health
According to recommendations by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), working in an environment of 85 decibels (dB) for eight hours will expose you to the maximum allowed daily dose of sound. How loud is 85 db? It’s quieter than most...
by Bruce Brown | February 28, 2017 | General News, Health
Collaborations in wearable health technology keep cropping up. In 2016 we reported on Cambridge Cognition and Ctrl Group’s wearable software development platform called Cognition Kit. The platform focuses on how physical and psychological factors affect...
by Alfred Poor | February 24, 2017 | General News, Health
Fitness devices were the low-hanging fruit of the wearable industry, and helped launch the market by appealing to early adopters with disposable income. As we’ve been predicting, the wearable market is shifting inexorably towards the health market. And now...
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by Bruce Brown | February 22, 2017 | General News, Health
In the U.S., Snickers is a Mars candy bar with annual sales topping $2 billion worldwide. In Sweden and much of Europe, “Snickers” connotes workwear designed for comfort, functionality, and safety. Snickers Workwear, part of the Hultafors Group,...
by Alfred Poor | February 22, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical, Podcast
In this week’s Health Tech podcast, you can hear about how technology can now diagnose conditions such as heart disease or Parkinson’s just by listening to speech samples. You’ll find out that wearables can actually reduce stress in the workplace,...
by Bruce Brown | February 21, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
In the high visibility and steadily growing diabetes management market, most of the focus is on hardware solutions. From continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) like PKVitality to continuous insulin pumps such as Debiotech’s and all the way to closed-loop...
