Worldwide Wearables to Top $70 Billion

by Alfred Poor | August 22, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Health, Medical

Rumors of the death of digital wearables are greatly exagerated. The wearables industry is still a frothy, exciting, and dynamic phenomenon, with fast-paced change, fierce competition, and innovation that continues to receive a lot of attention and funding from...

Small Wearable to Track Epilepsy Data

by Alfred Poor | August 18, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical

  According to the Epilepsy Foundation, it is the fourth most-common neurological disorder, affecting more than 3.4 million people in the U.S. alone. It results in recurrent, unprovoked seizures, which can present in different forms and with varying intensity....

by Alfred Poor | August 17, 2017 | General News, Medical

MRI scans are one of many modern medical miracles; they let healthcare professionals create 3D images of the insides of a patient’s body. The technology is not without its risks and limitations, however. The acronym stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging; strong...

Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Wearable Cuts Opiod Use [video]

by Bruce Brown | August 3, 2017 | General News, Medical

Prescriptions for opioid painkillers cause nearly half of the deaths in the today’s U.S. opioid overdose epidemic, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. In 2015, the latest year for which the CDC has final statistics,...

Cochlear Implant Sound Processor with iPhone Control [video]

by Bruce Brown | July 31, 2017 | General News, Medical

Unlike hearing aids which increase the volume of sounds, cochlear implants connect directly to the auditory nerve, bypassing damaged parts of the ear. Cochlear implants consist of internal and external components. A surgically implanted signal receiver connects to the...

Online Database Lists Weables [video]

by Alfred Poor | July 24, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Health, Medical

The wearables market is growing rapidly, not just for Health Tech products but for fitness applications and more. As someone who tracks this business, I can tell you that it’s a challenge to stay up to date on all the available choices. Fortunately,...