by Bruce Brown | January 13, 2017 | General News, Medical
One of the interesting sights at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was Hyundai’s reveal of products in development. But they weren’t cars. Hyundai introduced three exoskeleton wearable robots called, respectively, H-MEX, HUMA, and H-WEX. We’ve...
by Bruce Brown | January 10, 2017 | General News, Medical
Starting way before royal physicians smelled the stools and urine of infant noblemen, doctors have used their sense of smell to detect disease. According to an article in Scientific American, physicians have “known that the breath contains clues to many...
by Bruce Brown | January 4, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
Wearables shipments overall grew during 2016, with sales for basic devices such as fitness trackers soaring and smartwatches stalling, according to IDC. Looking more specifically at Health Tech, clinical-grade devices will drive grow at substantial rates in the...
by Alfred Poor | January 3, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
I’m enroute to CES 2017 in Las Vegas. Officially, the show does not start for two more days, but the programs for members of the press start today. There are press conferences, as well as “mini-exhibits” just for the press for the next three nights....
by Alfred Poor | January 2, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical
Happy New Year! Last year was a big year for wearable Health Tech and related digital health products and services, and I expect that the pace of growth will be even faster in 2017. The entire wearable industry is the product of the synergy created by the development...
by Bruce Brown | December 30, 2016 | General News, Medical
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) or obstetric hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality in most low-income countries, according to the World Health Organization. PPH is defined as the loss of 500 mls or more of blood in the first 24 hours following birth....
