by Alfred Poor | June 1, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
One of the recurring themes here at Health Tech Insider is the fact that when it comes to winning strategies for wearable devices, more functions beats fewer functions. We are starting to leave the “one-trick-pony” stage of the industry, and starting to...
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by Bruce Brown | April 18, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Researchers have made rapid advances in wearable Health Tech to measure biomedical elements such as blood oxygen levels, heart rate, blood glucose, and blood pressure. These developments have increased the demand for ever smaller and more convenient physical devices....
by Alfred Poor | June 25, 2015 | Medical
More than 8 million people worldwide have diabetes. Researchers are trying to develop ways to replace the function of the pancreas, which releases insulin in order to control the body’s blood sugar level. The current standard practice involves taking...
by Alfred Poor | June 18, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical
Another week, another sales forecast in the wearable Health Tech industry. This one comes from the market research firm IndustryArc. Their new report, “Wrist Wearable Devices Market Analysis (2013 – 2020)” breaks the industry into four separate...
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by Alfred Poor | April 9, 2015 | Medical
India is a land of extremes, including people living with great wealth and in extreme poverty. Among the rural populations, many women suffer from diseases and chronic conditions that result from a lack of iodine in their diet. This can result in breast cancer,...
