by Alfred Poor | March 24, 2020 | Medical
Wearable health tech and the digitized self promise to help reduce illness by detecting disease even before symptoms appear. The hope is that early detection leads to early treatment that is more effective and lower cost. I can think of few situations where this might...
by Alfred Poor | March 23, 2020 | Medical
At the end of 2019, I held the position that an inflection point in healthcare had sneaked by us without most of us noticing. Telehealth had become a real “thing” and the forces driving its expansion were already unstoppable. What a difference a couple...
by Alfred Poor | March 20, 2020 | Medical
Given the current situation, it is easy to fall into an “all coronavirus all the time” editorial coverage. On the other hand, there are many important health tech stories that deserve to be told. It’s difficult to strike the right balance between the...
by Alfred Poor | March 18, 2020 | Medical
The holy grail for diabetic patients is an “artificial pancreas” that can take over the task of modulating the use of insulin in response to blood sugar levels. Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) and wearable insulin pumps are able to help patients keep...
by Bruce Brown | March 17, 2020 | Medical
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) serves an important role in health and medical technology development. With its “invent the impossible” mindset, DARPA isn’t constricted by any boxes in the search for new solutions to...
by Bruce Brown | March 16, 2020 | Medical
The American Heart Association recently published Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics — 2020 Update. This annual report details the health and economic burdens of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the U.S. and worldwide. The AHA updates its widely-cited study each...
