by Alfred Poor | January 5, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical
Your wearable Health Tech device may help you lead a healthier life, but will it be able to keep you out of jail? Or perhaps the more important question is whether or not it will land you in jail. As the data collected by these devices gets more sophisticated,...
by Alfred Poor | January 2, 2015 | Health, Medical
It’s a new year: a time for resolutions and predictions. Rather than just repeat my own forecasts (which I sprinkle liberally throughout my comments on these posts), I’m going to let another bunch of experts make their own call. The American College of...
by Alfred Poor | December 31, 2014 | Health, Medical
The Baby Boomers are now the Sandwich Generation, faced with taking care of their aging parents as well as their children. Executives in Silicon Valley are not immune to this development, but some of them have a different reaction to the challenge. In the spirit of...
by Alfred Poor | December 29, 2014 | Health, Medical
Many analysts have forecast that the future of wearable Health Tech devices will be in health and medical applications. That’s where the money is. But while we all focus on heartbeats and blood pressure and oxygen levels and other sensors strapped or stuck to...
by Alfred Poor | December 26, 2014 | Health, Medical
In general, healthcare consists of detecting, diagnosing, and treating diseases and other conditions. The wearable Health Tech revolution promises to save money and lives by helping collect more data — on individuals and communities as a whole — that will...
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by Alfred Poor | December 22, 2014 | Health, Medical
Have you ever tried to take your own blood pressure? It’s not easy to wrap a standard cuff around your arm. And even the small cuffs for the wrist are bulky and not that easy to carry around with you. CharmCare has created the H2, a smartband that you can wear...
