by Bruce Brown | December 30, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Wearables and prosthetics serve many functions in collecting data, enabling movement, and improving the wearer’s functional ability and overall quality of life. The ability to sense touch, however, is more than just additive; it can transform the wearer’s...
by Bruce Brown | December 27, 2019 | Medical
Early detection and diagnosis can have a huge impact on the treatment outcomes for many diseases and medical conditions. Epilepsy is a catch-all term for a number of conditions with abnormal electrical activity in the brain that can lead to seizures. According to the...
by Bruce Brown | December 26, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Wearable, implanted, and injectable tech devices can perform some amazing tasks, but most also require advances in miniature power sources. In previous posts, we wrote about various technologies for wearables and implants. Georgia Tech researchers created a device...
by Bruce Brown | December 25, 2019 | Enabling Tech
About 1.5 million people die due to a lack of vaccinations each year. These tragic deaths occur at greater rates in developing countries than in industrialized countries (despite blatant social media misinformation campaigns about the dangers of vaccinations). We...
by Bruce Brown | December 24, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Wearables continue to take new forms and gain new features. Early wearable health tech devices were typically incorporated in wristbands, brooches, necklaces, or belts. Developments in skin patches and sensor-embedded garments have even greater potential for...
by Bruce Brown | December 23, 2019 | Medical
This time it’s the software. We’ve written numerous times about Eko’s Duo digital stethoscope. Last week the FDA granted Breakthrough Device status to the artificial intelligence algorithm designed to detect heart failure. The designation is granted...
