by Bruce Brown | December 4, 2018 | General News, Medical
How do you feel about discussing your ailments and symptoms with a robot doctor via an interactive video session and then relying on its diagnosis and treatment recommendations? We’ve written about telepresence robots that help patients access clinical staff,...
by Alfred Poor | December 4, 2018 | Medical
Technology has advanced to the point where it is now practical for healthcare professionals to use remote contact to connect with patients and other professionals. It appears that we’ve reached an inflection point, causing the use of telemedicine to increase...
by Bruce Brown | December 3, 2018 | General News, Medical
Every month we write about wearables that monitor heart rate and heart rate variability, blood pressure, respiration, blood oxygen level, and more. In many cases, biosensor wearables connect via Bluetooth with smartphone apps that store the data for user...
by Bruce Brown | November 30, 2018 | General News, Medical
Strokes are the number one cause of death for Americans, according to the CDC. Responsible for 5% of the deaths each year, strokes kill more than 130,000 people annually in the U.S. Strokes aren’t all the same, however, and some types are more deadly than...
by Bruce Brown | November 29, 2018 | General News, Medical
Even if you’re not claustrophobic, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans can be discomforting. It’s important that you lie very still and breathe normally for anywhere from 10 to 80 minutes while loud noises explode, sounding like you imagine a space...
by Bruce Brown | November 27, 2018 | General News, Medical
Crowded hospital emergency departments (EDs) can frustrate waiting patients and overwhelmed medical staff. If you’ve visited an emergency department in the last year or two, you likely experienced crowded conditions and long wait times. Earlier this year, the...
