by William McCleary | May 6, 2022 | Health, Medical
Fitbit users and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have joined forces with a unique program that is providing valuable health information to many, while shedding light on health issues for underserved communities in America. The program, aptly called All of Us,...
by Bruce Brown | May 5, 2022 | Health
Hear.com is an online hearing care company. The enterprise sells brand name hearing aids along with its own Horizon hearing aid line. Hear.com sells hearing aids via traditional audiologist office partners and directly via tele-audiology appointments with licensed...
by William McCleary | May 4, 2022 | Enabling Tech
In a revelation that calls attention to the wider issue of data protection for health tech devices, a cybersecurity consultant discovered a security issue with a widely used COVID-19 test. An investigation by an employee at the Helsinki-based cybersecurity company...
by Unber Shafiq | May 4, 2022 | Health
Nearly 70 million Americans have a sleep disorder, the most common of which is insomnia. But the condition is not equally distributed among races. Of the 33% to 50% of American adults experiencing symptoms of sleeplessness, Black women make up a large portion. Studies...
by Bruce Brown | May 3, 2022 | Medical
Choosing peritoneal dialysis (PD) instead of hemodialysis is an option for some people with kidney failure. Hemodialysis involves removing, filtering, and then replacing a patient’s blood. Patients usually go to hospitals or healthcare centers for hemodialysis...
by Bruce Brown | May 2, 2022 | Enabling Tech
Wearable sensor developers may soon be thanking University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley) engineers. A team from the University’s Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center developed a relatively faster and cheaper way to produce sensor prototypes than the common...
