by Bruce Brown | April 2, 2019 | Medical
Telehealth can make a difference in the struggle against opioid addiction. It’s wonderful to report instances when new technology makes a difference with serious health problems. The opioid epidemic is still going strong, according to the CDC. Last year we wrote...
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by Bruce Brown | April 1, 2019 | Health
It’s easy for strivers to blow off inadequate sleep in pursuit of their goals, but people are paying increased attention to the harmful effects of long-term sleep deprivation. Many wearable devices measure sleep, reporting time spent in various sleep stages and...
by Bruce Brown | March 29, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Wounds require immediate attention, whether the injuries occur on battlefields or kitchen counters. We’ve written about various development in wound care and healing technology development. We covered work on injectable bandages at Texas A&M University,...
by Bruce Brown | March 28, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Since the earliest, primitive 3D printing in 2012, development teams worldwide have sought effective medical applications for the technology. We’ve seen 3D-printed spinal components, cartilage implants, bionic arms, prosthetics, and more. Athletes and others...
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by Bruce Brown | March 27, 2019 | Enabling Tech
In 2014 market tracking firm IHS predicted rapid growth in wearable displays, with an upsurge that would start in 2018. At the time the group bullet-pointed three challenges: good outdoor visibility, low power consumption, and flexible form factors. We’ve...
by Bruce Brown | March 26, 2019 | General News, Health, Medical
In biometric terms, sweat may soon be the new black. Blood testing remains the current gold standard for biometric measurement, but it is invasive, at times awkward or difficult, and sometimes painful. The greatest downside from a single blood draw, however, is the...
