Maryland Launches New HealthTech Accelerator

by Alfred Poor | April 10, 2015 | Health, Medical

BioHealth Innovation and ProductSavvy have announced the launch of a new HealthTech accelerator program in Rockville, Maryland. Backed by the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, the new “Relevant Health” project is part of a larger...

Open Source Robotic Hands [video]

by Alfred Poor | March 24, 2015 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical

Losing a hand can have a devastating on a person’s independence and quality of life. A functional prosthesis can be an expensive proposition, however. A group of researchers and technology enthusiasts from Yale University and Cornell University in the U.S. and...

Remote Patient Monitoring Adds More Features

by Alfred Poor | March 23, 2015 | Health, Medical

When healthcare professionals can track a patient’s vital signs and biometric data outside of a hospital or other clinical setting, outcomes are improved and costs are lower. Honeywell Life Care Solutions has just released the latest version of their Genesis...

About That New York Times Article…

by Alfred Poor | March 20, 2015 | Health, Medical

Earlier this week, the New York Times chose to publish an article with the headline “Could wearable computers be as harmful as cigarettes?” (That was later toned down to “The Health Concerns in Wearable Tech,” apparently in response to the...

Group Tackles Big Data for Healthcare

by Alfred Poor | March 19, 2015 | Health, Medical

Healthcare now generates mountains of data about each patient, and user-generated information from wearable Health Tech devices will only build those mountains even higher. Three important organizations announced this week that they are partnering to create the new...

Do-It-All Wearable Tracks Vitals [video]

by Alfred Poor | March 19, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical

The Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE is a competition to develop a portable, wireless device that can monitor and diagnose a person’s health. Named after the medical sensor device from the “Star Trek” series, the competition will choose three teams to share...