by Bruce Brown | December 9, 2019 | Medical
Retail medical clinics such as those located in pharmacies and grocery stores recently gained a powerful new tool. Shopper-patients at Albertson’s grocery stores who stop by a CarePortMD retail clinic inside the store can have their eyes tested for diabetic...
by Bruce Brown | December 6, 2019 | Medical
This month marks the beginning of a significant new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program to prevent lower limb loss. In 2018, the VA health care system treated more than 75,000 cases of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). The new program — previously tested in...
by Bruce Brown | December 3, 2019 | Medical
Patient adherence to medication regimens can mean the difference between complete recovery and living with lingering poor health and additional complications related to the original condition. We’ve written about smart pillboxes and pill packs designed to help...
by Bruce Brown | November 28, 2019 | Medical
The variety of neurostimulation applications is astounding. We’ve written about neurostim used to reduce migraine frequency, to relieve allergy sinus pain, to treat people with opioid use disorder, depression, adolescent IBS, and much more. My personal...
by Bruce Brown | November 27, 2019 | Medical
We’ve written about telehealth programs and technology including pharmaceutical implants, overdose-detecting wristbands, and more, all developed to combat the opioid addiction epidemic. We’ve also noted work with deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat...
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by Bruce Brown | November 21, 2019 | Medical
Mobile ultrasound scanners continue to get smaller and more powerful. Butterfly Network has a wired scanner that connects to a smartphone or tablet. We covered Healcerion’s Sonon 300L wireless handheld model’s FDA clearance. We also wrote about the Clarius...
