by Bruce Brown | February 14, 2017 | General News, Health
This is a topic that we’ve been watching with growing concern, and are glad to have the opportunity to shed some light on the subject. Wearable and proximity health tech for children and infants is a rapidly growing business. In recent months, we have covered...
by Bruce Brown | February 13, 2017 | General News, Health
Wearables can play a signficant role in the care of seniors, whether they are aging in place or living in a managed care facility. Our country pays a high price for this care, and technology can help make this support more effective while lowering overall costs....
by Bruce Brown | February 9, 2017 | General News, Health
Workplace stress takes a toll on employees. In July 2016, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health studied job stress in collaboration with National Public Radio and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The study found that while many people think work is good for...
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by Bruce Brown | February 8, 2017 | General News, Health
Parents are rightly concerned about their newborns’ health. According to the latest CDC statistics, in 2015 there were 3,700 sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUIDs) including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS, 1,600), unknown causes (1,200), and accidental...
by Alfred Poor | February 8, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical, Podcast
Here’s the fourth and final installment of Alfred Poor’s Health Tech highlights from CES 2017. In this segment, he covers a pair of vision topics: an inexpensive device for a smartphone that gives an eye exam, and glasses with lenses that change shape so...
by Bruce Brown | February 7, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
Obesity and related metabolic syndrome conditions continue to plague the health of many U.S. residents. The latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate 35 percent of men and 40 percent of women are obese. Narrowing the...
