Stretchy Robotic Suit Addresses Exosuit Energy Issues [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 24, 2017 | General News, Medical

Sometimes the same technology designed to help people extracts a high cost. It has long been established that when stroke or Parkinson’s Disease patients walk, they use more energy than healthy individuals: as much as 70 percent more. In the last 10 years,...

CES 2017: Band Measures Glucose without Blood Draw [video]

by Alfred Poor | January 24, 2017 | General News, Medical

Diabetics who rely on insulin to maintain their blood glucose levels have to draw blood several times a day, usually through a finger prick. There are continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) that can take measurements, but these still rely on a needle that penetrates below...

Solar-powered Opthalmoscope Revolutionizes Remote Eye Care [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 23, 2017 | General News, Medical

As wearable, carryable, and implantable Health Tech devices develop individually and in the aggregate, many observers look beyond U.S. and European early-adopter tech-savvy markets to areas in the world with low resources. These remote locations have few connections...

Robotic Heart Hugging Sleeve Keeps on Pumping [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 19, 2017 | General News, Medical

When hearts begin to fail, cardiologists often give the hearts a chance to keep working with ventricular assist devices. Threats of blood clots and infections persist because current devices have direct contact with blood, requiring that patients take anticoagulants...

CES 2017: Tablet Supports Home Health Monitoring [video]

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

Remote monitoring of patient health is one of the most effective ways to identify and deal with conditions before they turn into expensive and potentially life-threatening situations. One important key is to make systems easy to use and unobtrusive, so that patients...

Health Tech Podcast: CES 2017 Part 1

by Alfred Poor | January 15, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical, Podcast

Health Tech Insider Editor Alfred Poor covers some highlights from CES 2017, including the importance of accuracy and data security, and why augmented reality (AR) is going to be bigger than virtual reality (VR). Click here to listen.