by Alfred Poor | February 1, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
At Health Tech Insider, we admit that we’re cheerleaders for the health and medical benefits of wearables and related technology. But just because we believe that these devices can save lives, improve the quality of life for individuals, and reduce healthcare...
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by Bruce Brown | January 31, 2017 | General News, Health
Parenting and wearable technology for babies are a growing market, answering the desire of parents to be sure everything is fine with their babies, especially newborns. Moving beyond traditional baby monitors, newer technology tracks and reports biometrics to parents....
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by Alfred Poor | January 27, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
One of the wonderful aspects of CES is that you inevitably stumble upon a great product that you’ve never heard about before. Such was the case for me with a company that could help people around the world see better. Even if you have great eyesight, your vision...
by Alfred Poor | January 26, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
We’ve written about LumiWave before; the company makes arrays of infrared-emitting LEDs to provide pain relief and speed healing. The company has scientific research that shows this treatment can be beneficial even for bone fractures and hard-to-heal tissues...
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by Bruce Brown | January 25, 2017 | General News, Health
When the French health tech company Withings was purchased by Finnish communications giant Nokia last year, the Nokia president Ramzi Haidamus stated that Withings would be running the entire digital health business. Withings’ penchant for collaborating with...
by Alfred Poor | January 25, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
Wearable devices now routinely track heart beats (though some do so with more accuracy than others), but one biometric measure remains elusive: blood pressure (BP). There are plenty of automated blood pressure cuffs on the market, including models that will...
