by Alfred Poor | July 6, 2016 | General News, Medical
Modern medicine routinely performs miracles, swapping body parts and connecting machines to assist with essential functions when the patient’s body can’t perform them on its own. But there are limitations. For example, consider procedures that involve...
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by Bruce Brown | July 4, 2016 | General News, Medical
Rectal exams for men generally start at age 50 and then become an annual endurance. The exam is the first level of testing for prostate problems. The greatest concern is prostate cancer, although a benign enlarged prostate can cause urinary problems. Doctors, nurses,...
by Alfred Poor | July 1, 2016 | General News, Medical
Patients with chronic lung disease often have difficulty clearing their airways. Secretions build up in the smaller passages, reducing lung effectiveness. Under normal conditions, a person can cough to dislodge this material, but many patients lack the strength or...
by Alfred Poor | June 29, 2016 | General News, Medical
As wearable and mobile health tech devices become more accurate and more affordable, a whole new world of affordable healthcare opens up. Through “telemedicine” operations, patients don’t have to spend time traveling to a doctor’s office or...
by Bruce Brown | June 27, 2016 | General News, Medical
Last year Health Tech Insider reported on the Salesforce 2015 State of the Connected Patient Report. Well, it’s 2016 and a new report is out, with a slightly different name. We took at look at the Salesforce 2016 Connected Patient Report. Once again, Salesforce...
by Bruce Brown | June 24, 2016 | General News, Medical
Type I diabetes comes with a lifetime commitment to maintaining health. Patients have to measure blood glucose levels and adjust insulin levels as necessary as indicated by multiple finger stick blood tests daily. Glucose monitors can reduce the number of...
