by Bruce Brown | April 29, 2019 | Health
We haven’t written much about wearables, carryables, or health tech apps used for contraception or family planning. Due to controversy regarding reported effectiveness rates, we raised a journalistic eyebrow when the FDA cleared the Natural Cycles fertility...
by Bruce Brown | April 26, 2019 | Health
Many forms of wearable tech aid blind and visually impaired people, often with dramatic impact on their lives. In the past, we’ve written about augmented reality glasses that helps the blind navigate, a video racing game interface for blind players, a headset...
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by Bruce Brown | April 16, 2019 | Health
Nuheara continues its role as a leading force among hearables companies. We’ve seen several companies start and then back out of the hearables device space, including Doppler Labs and Bragi (although Bragi has shifted focus to software and hearables platform...
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by Bruce Brown | April 11, 2019 | Health
The world’s population is graying rapidly. According to the United Nations 2017 World Population Ageing report, in 2017 there were 962 million seniors 60 years or older, 137 million of whom were 80 or older. By 2050, the U.N. projects there will be almost 2.1...
![HIPAA-Compliant Alexa Skill for Diabetics [video]](https://i2.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/Livongo-with-Amazon-Echo-Dot-with-video-600x275.jpg?resize=600%2C275&ssl=1)
by Bruce Brown | April 9, 2019 | Health
We often report on chronic conditions, wearables for diabetes, HIPAA compliance, and smart home devices here on HealthTechInsider. Well, here’s a post that combines all of these topics. And the good news it’s for a product that’s available now.In...
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by Alfred Poor | April 9, 2019 | Health
Among the many miracles that many people take for granted, the human hand may rank near the top. Most of use use our hands thousands of times a day, often without even thinking about it. But when you lose the use of a hand, simple tasks such as brushing your teeth or...
