Muse 2 Adds Sensors to Support Meditation

by Bruce Brown | November 6, 2018 | General News, Health

Mindfulness practices in the workplace result in improved health and lower employers costs, according to original research supported by the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, published by the CDC. According to...

Medical Alerts Trump Consumer Security Concerns

by Bruce Brown | November 2, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical

  We seldom hear about advances in healthcare technology that are not data-centric. New types and uses for sensors, transmission tech, analytical algorithms, and reporting software are all potential points of information security vulnerability. We’ve noted...

AI-based Family Planning App Comparable to the Pill

by Bruce Brown | November 1, 2018 | General News, Health

Pharmaceutical and mechanical methods for avoiding pregnancy have the highest effectiveness rates. New approaches that claim equivalent or better performance often use spotty science or dubious measurement reporting. We raised a flag when the FDA recently cleared a...

Smart Stickers Alert At-Risk Heart Patients [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 31, 2018 | General News, Health

Heart surgery is scary enough when patients anticipate what could happen during the procedure. After hospital discharge, however, heart surgery patients can find the need to self-monitor even more worrisome. The concern is not unfounded, as a 2016 study in Progressive...

The Truth about John Hancock “Interactive” Life Insurance

by Alfred Poor | October 31, 2018 | Fitness, General News, Health

The life insurance giant John Hancock made headlines last month with the announcement of a new approach to the policies it was offering customers. Reuters published a story stating that the company “will stop underwriting traditional life insurance and instead...

Dad Helps Son Walk by 3D Printing Orthotics [video]

by Alfred Poor | October 29, 2018 | General News, Health

“Freedom of the press belongs to the man who owns one.” The famous saying also applies to medical equipment, it appears. Customized physical supports are expensive to purchase and can take a long time to produce. Or you can buy a 3D printer and create your...