3D Printed Teeth Fight Tooth Decay

by Alfred Poor | November 4, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical

Teeth are intended to last a lifetime, but injury and disease can often lead to the need for a replacement. From George Washington’s (apocryphal) wooden teeth, people have used a variety of metals, ivory, ceramics, and plastic resins to create false teeth....

Telehealth Device Reduces Readmissions

by Alfred Poor | November 3, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical

The Genesis Touch from Honeywell makes it possible for healthcare workers to monitor and interact with patients in their own homes. As we reported earlier this year, the device is built on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 platform, customized for telehealth uses. It can...

Health Management and Status Update with eShirt

by riddhi | October 29, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical

Health and fitness wearable market is on the rise and so is use of smart clothes with applications for athletes and posture management to name a few. eShirt, a product from Medical Device Innovation, a Milpitas, CA based company, is a wearable health system that...

Painting Robot Controlled By Eye [video]

by Alfred Poor | October 28, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health

Patients with a wide range of chronic conditions and diseases can find it challenging to interact with devices that rely on traditional interfaces such as keyboards or touch screens. Spoken commands can fit some needs, but another promising approach is the use of eye...

Posture Management with UpRight [video]

by riddhi | October 23, 2015 | General News, Health

Apparently, poor posture is the low-hanging fruit of the wearable Health Tech market. Here is yet one more product that is addressing a problem that I suspect most consumers put pretty far down on their list of health issues to address. Poor posture can lead to many...

Study Reveals Consumer Reluctance for Wearables

by Alfred Poor | October 22, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical

Rock Health is a venture fund that helps with investments and support for startups that address healthcare issues through technology. The company recently released their “Digital Health Consumer Adoption: 2015” report. This comprehensive survey asked...