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by Alfred Poor | March 30, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
Until I heard about VIVY, I had not heard the term “diathermy” and I had to look it up. It turns out that this is a technology that can produce heat deep within muscle tissue. The heat causes increased blood flow, which in turn speeds healing by delivering...
![Mobile App Lets Doctors Spend More Time With Patients, Less on Paperwork [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/03/DocsInk-with-video-600x280.jpg?resize=600%2C280)
by Bruce Brown | March 24, 2016 | General News, Medical
It’s widely accepted that the cost of healthcare continues to rise , but have you given thought to why that’s happening? There are many contributing factors, but one perhaps not so apparent outside the medical community is paperwork. Physicians and other...
![Clinical Grade Smartphone Medical Diagnostic Aids [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/03/Cupris-Health-with-video-600x277.jpg?resize=600%2C277)
by Bruce Brown | March 23, 2016 | General News, Medical
There are tons of reasons for remote medical diagnostics, and they’re not limited the difficulties of providing care in developing countries. While the need for care in developing areas is often acute, in other parts of the world remote diagnostics can be a...
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by Bruce Brown | March 22, 2016 | General News, Medical
Most often when we hear about wristband wearables, it’s for a consumer product to count steps, measure heart rate, send and receive messages and alerts, and even tell time. As wearable devices gain functions, accuracy, and wireless communications, however, an...
by Alfred Poor | March 22, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
About one in eight women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer during her lifetime, according to Breastcancer.org. Death rates from the disease have been declining in the past decade, partly due to earlier detection and better treatments. One of the keys to a...
by Alfred Poor | March 21, 2016 | General News, Medical
It’s a classic theme in horror pictures such as Frankenstein; the mad scientist sends an electrical current through the brain of a subject (soon-to-be-monster, in most cases) in order to bring it to life. In real life, scientists have used a similar process to...
