Compression Sleeves Speed Recovery [video]

Compression Sleeves Speed Recovery [video]

by | May 31, 2019 | Health

If you have been admitted to a hospital recently, there’s a good chance that your lower legs got wrapped in plastic contraptions hooked up to a pneumatic device at the foot of your bed. These wraps apply rhythmic pressure to maintain good circulation in your...
Thoughts Converted to Synthetic Speech [video]

Thoughts Converted to Synthetic Speech [video]

by | May 30, 2019 | Enabling Tech

One of the challenges facing science fiction writers is coming up with ways for alien species to understand each other. One fictional device is a machine that reads the individual’s thoughts and then converts that into audible speech. And now this is coming...
Hospital Care Comes Home [video]

Hospital Care Comes Home [video]

by | May 29, 2019 | Medical

Pop quiz: assuming that you could get the same level of care, would you rather be in a bed in a hospital or in your own bed at home? Most people would prefer to be at home in familiar surroundings, and now technology is making that a viable option. Contessa provides...
FDA Gives the Nod for AliveCor’s 6-Lead ECG

FDA Gives the Nod for AliveCor’s 6-Lead ECG

by | May 23, 2019 | Health

Personal electrocardiogram (ECG) devices provide a view of the heart to help patients and physicians detect arrhythmia and other conditions. With ECGs, the more information the better, which translates to viewing the heart’s electrical activity from a greater...
Global Wearable Technology Market to Accelerate 15%

Global Wearable Technology Market to Accelerate 15%

by | May 22, 2019 | Health

Multiple factors contribute to the remarkable growth of the wearable technology market worldwide, according to a recent market report by Technavio. Overall the market value will increase by nearly $36 billion from 2019 to 2023, a compound annual growth rate of greater...