by Bruce Brown | February 13, 2019 | Enabling Tech, Medical
Prosthetics enable mobility and independence but fitting the apparatus and helping recipients learn to use an artificial arm or leg can be obstacles in the way of success. Powered prosthetic legs, for example, typically require “tuning” by trained clinical...
by Bruce Brown | February 12, 2019 | Medical
Electronic health records (EHRs) promise improved patient care coordination among healthcare professionals. Long-touted benefits of EHRs include faster and more accurate diagnosis, more effective treatments, and lower healthcare costs. Pushback from physicians and...
by Alfred Poor | February 12, 2019 | Health, Medical
CES has become the leading show for health tech. The number of exhibitors with health and medical products has grown rapidly in recent years. Nowhere else can you find so many companies in one place, from huge multinational corporations to tiny startups and university...
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by Bruce Brown | February 11, 2019 | Health
Robotics continue to find meaningful applications in health care. A.I.-empowered robots in a pilot program in Canada help reduce hospital emergency department wait times and VGo’s telepresence robot augments clinical staff access in a variety of healthcare...
by Bruce Brown | February 8, 2019 | Medical
When we first wrote about EarlySense in January 2017 following CES, we noted the multisensory patient under-mattress monitor’s versatility and accuracy. The second part of the article focused on the potential benefits to patients and hospitals in early patient...
by Bruce Brown | February 7, 2019 | Health
We’ve followed Withings before, during, and after its purchase and sell back by Nokia. Not long after Withings regained its independence, the company launched the Steel HR Sport hybrid digital and analog smartwatch, a variation of the Steel HR introduced when...
