Doctors in Favor of Digital Health

by Alfred Poor | September 30, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

A new survey by the American Medical Association (AMA) reveals that physicians are enthusiastic about new digital health technology. The report reveals that 85 percent of those surveyed believe that digital health solutions “are advantageous to patient...

Smart Tampon Aims to Relieve Anxiety [video]

by Bruce Brown | September 29, 2016 | General News, Health

  Two years ago, the team at women’s health analytics company My.Flow started working on an age-old problem. Managing menstrual flow historically has been troublesome and hard-to-predict. Period anxiety issues range from hygiene to social discomfort to...

Wearable Cardiac Monitor for Heart Patients and Athletes [video]

by Bruce Brown | September 28, 2016 | General News, Health

Continuous cardiac monitoring, not just tracking resting pulse or heart rate during exercise, but monitoring the heart’s electrical signals, goes beyond the capability of simple fitness trackers. For people with arrhythmia or other cardiac conditions or for...

Wearable Sensor Focuses on Workplace Injury Prevention [video]

by Bruce Brown | September 27, 2016 | General News, Health

Despite recent decreases in the incidence of workplace injuries as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were nearly 3 million nonfatal injuries in private industry in 2014. Of those injuries, more than 900,000 resulted in days off from work with a...

Perlis Ambient Assisted Living [video]

by Bruce Brown | September 26, 2016 | General News, Health

  Did Dad eat today? How long Sally sleep last night? Did John take his medication? How much time did Susan spend sitting versus moving around during the day? Did Jim fall anytime in the last month? These are just some of the questions caregivers, family, and...

Center to Drive Health Technology [video]

by Alfred Poor | September 26, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

Digital health and related fields are growing at an unprecedented rate. Each day brings new technology advances and discoveries. One major challenge is finding ways to share all this new information efficiently, and to help the innovators connect with the healthcare...