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by Alfred Poor | October 1, 2019 | General News, Health
Digital assistants are rapidly finding ways to become indispensable parts of our daily lives. We have apps like Siri on smartphones to answer our questions, and powered speakers like the Amazon Echo stand ready to deliver the latest news and weather, play our favorite...
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by Bruce Brown | September 30, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Prosthetic hands return mobility and functionality to people with hand amputations, but the loss of feeling and social discomfort associated with prosthetics take a toll on the quality of life. Engineers at Purdue University recently published a report in NPG Asia...
by Alfred Poor | September 30, 2019 | General News, Medical
Most older people in the U.S. have a Norman Rockwell image of the good old days when doctors still made house calls. It was personalized medicine at its best, with that special one-to-one relationship with a doctor in your own home. Everything old is new again, though...
by Bruce Brown | September 27, 2019 | Enabling Tech, Medical
Los Angles-based MedTech Innovator announced 20 startup finalists in its Asia Pacific Showcase program. The MedTech Innovator program seeks and supports companies developing transformative device, diagnostic, and digital health tech in the Asia Pacific area. In...
by Bruce Brown | September 26, 2019 | Medical
Impacted earwax is a common condition among adults — especially seniors — according to Healthline. Pain from built-up earwax prompts many people to see their physician to have the excess wax removed. Blocked ears can result in dizziness and loss of...
by Bruce Brown | September 25, 2019 | Health
Depending on our plans for the day, we routinely check the weather using animated radar scans. Meteorologists predict the weather using algorithms that account for a variety of information sources, including data from remote instruments. Similar to weather reporting,...
