by Bruce Brown | July 30, 2019 | Medical
Sixty million people die each year, most with no known cause of death (CoD). According to a 2012 report by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, two-thirds of the deaths each year have no recorded CoD. The highest ratios of...
by Bruce Brown | July 29, 2019 | Medical
Every 40 seconds, someone in the US suffers a stroke according to the CDC. Someone in the U.S. dies of a stroke every 4 minutes. A patient’s chance of full recovery from a stroke depends on how quickly treatment begins: the faster the better. Statistically,...
by Bruce Brown | July 26, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Wearable tech with sensors that monitor and report biometric data can help assess your current health, but devices with algorithms that detect life-threatening conditions could potentially save your life. The iBeat smartwatch app monitors heart activity to alert to...
by Bruce Brown | July 25, 2019 | Enabling Tech
In 1989’s film Field of Dreams, the character Shoeless Joe Jackson told Ray Kinsella, “If you build it, he will come.” That sentiment worked in the movie but doesn’t always carry over in real life, particularly in medical and health technology....
by Bruce Brown | July 24, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Machine learning and diabetes are popular topics with Health Tech Insider readers. The growing global prevalence of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) drives tech development to diagnose and manage the disease. Machine learning models make headlines as researchers explore myriad...
by Bruce Brown | July 23, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Digital voice assistants already help with timely information in a variety of healthcare environments. Amazon’s Alexa helps ambulance attendants follow protocols in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Alexa assists GoodRx members looking for the best price for...
