Is Neurostimulation Effective? [video]

by Bruce Brown | August 8, 2016 | General News, Health

Medical experts disagree about the efficacy and even the safety of neurostimulation, where electrical currents are sent through a subject’s head. In spite of the controversy, or perhaps because of it, MIT Technology Review featured an article about Halo...

Wearable HIV ‘Trap’ Helps African Women Protect Themselves

by Bruce Brown | August 5, 2016 | General News, Health

HIV remains at epidemic levels in Africa. The highest levels in the world persist in sub-Saharan Africa where the combination of tuberculosis and AIDs causes the greatest number of deaths. Cultural factors including men’s resistance to condoms and widespread...

Tattoos Gives Real-time Blood Alcohol Content Readings

by Bruce Brown | August 3, 2016 | General News, Health

Knowing someone’s blood alcohol content (BAC) is of potential interest to health care workers, law enforcement, family and friends, and to the individual him or herself. We’ve previously covered BAC-reading personal breathalyzer devices that you blow into...

Philips Launches Connected Health Technology Platform [video]

by Bruce Brown | August 1, 2016 | General News, Health

The wearable health tech market is still young. New products are often developed and marketed by groups from universities, startups formed around a product idea, and companies with existing products branching out or adding to their lineups. Most health tech products,...

FDA Issues Guidance for “Low Risk” Products

by Alfred Poor | August 1, 2016 | General News, Health

It’s 2 o’clock in the morning and you wake up with a brilliant idea for a new product that will help millions of people. When the cold light of dawn comes, you stop and consider how you’ll navigate the maze of government rules and regulations in...

Passive Monitors Help Seniors Age in Place

by Alfred Poor | July 27, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

As shown in a study from the University of Missouri that we covered last year, seniors can live independently longer when their home is equipped with passive sensor systems. People are notoriously bad at accurately reporting on gradual changes to their health, and...