![Smartphone Heart Health App Replaces Ultrasound [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/09/Caltech-Heart-Health-app-with-video-600x275.png?resize=600%2C275)
by Bruce Brown | September 11, 2017 | General News, Medical
The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, which takes 30 to 60 minutes, reigns as the current gold standard for hospital heart health measurement. MRI tests are seldom used due to the cost and limited availability. The current second best test is an echocardiograph,...
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by Bruce Brown | September 8, 2017 | General News, Medical
Diabetes patients risk developing foot ulcers that can lead to amputation, which is a dire concern. According to a 2015 study, 6% of the 22.3 million American with diabetes develop foot ulcers each year. Overall, one in four can expect to suffer foot ulcers in their...
by Alfred Poor | September 7, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Medical
More than 400 million people worldwide have diabetes, and the key to managing the disease and avoiding complications is the careful control of your body’s blood sugar levels. Until recently, patients had to rely on a finger prick to get a drop of blood that...
by Bruce Brown | September 7, 2017 | General News, Medical
Forward is an exceptionally well-funded San Francisco startup with a reported $100 million invested already. The company seeks to improve the conventional doctor-patient model by deploying mobile “pop-up” doctor’s offices to practice proactive and...
![Smartphone Selfies Screen for Pancreatic Cancer [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/09/Biliscreen-with-video-600x277.png?resize=600%2C277)
by Bruce Brown | September 6, 2017 | General News, Medical
The chances of surviving a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer are horrible. The five-year survival rate is an abysmal 9%, according to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Even sadder is the news that 9% is viewed as relatively good news because it represents the third...
by Bruce Brown | September 5, 2017 | General News, Medical
Most adults past the age of 50 have, or should have had, one or more occasions to present their appropriately purged carcass for the magical mystery tour commonly known as a colonoscopy. Due to some marvels of my own body, I’ve had a bunch of colonoscopies, and...
