by Alfred Poor | December 30, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical
In my last post, I highlighted some of the stories that got the most attention on the Health Tech Insider site this year. In this article, I’m going to call out the three most important developments in 2016, as I see it. FDA Becomes Friendly to Wearables: The...
by Alfred Poor | December 30, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical, Podcast
Health Tech Insider Editor Alfred Poor makes some predictions about what lies ahead for wearable Health Tech in 2017. Click here to listen.
by Alfred Poor | December 29, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical, Uncategorized
Another year, another 400 to 500 new posts here on Health Tech Insider. In this first of two parts looking back on 2016, I want to highlight some of the stories that you, the readers, found to be most interesting. To come up with these, I used a very simple —...
by Bruce Brown | December 26, 2016 | General News, Health
New parents, whether with a first born or the latest of many births, cope with an often bewildering and potentially overwhelming array of responsibilities and baby-related factors. The emotional aspects of parenthood added to the impact of lifestyle changes often...
by Bruce Brown | December 23, 2016 | General News, Health
The U.S. spends $3 trillion a year — about 17 percent of our total economic activity — on healthcare according to recent reports. Among nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the average is 9 percent, roughly half the U.S....
by Bruce Brown | December 22, 2016 | General News, Health
Senior citizens prefer to live in their own homes. According to a 2012 AARP survey, 90 percent of seniors plan to stay in their own homes for the next five to ten years and 85 percent are confident they can do so without making big changes to their homes. In the face...
