Eye Tracking Reveals Health Issues [video]

by Alfred Poor | April 5, 2019 | Health, Medical

Tracking the movements of a person’s eyes has all sorts of potential applications. It can be the basis for a user interface, such as for adaptive applications where a person might not be able to use their hands. It can be used to detect what people find to be...

Bragi Shifts Focus to Hearable Reference Designs

by Bruce Brown | April 5, 2019 | Health

On June 2, 1897, The New York Journal published a response to a query from its English correspondent to Samuel Clemens about the writer’s health. Clemens, over the signature of his pen name Mark Twain, replied in part, “The report of my death was an...

Intel Puts Money on Disruptive Healthcare Tech [video]

by Bruce Brown | April 4, 2019 | Medical

We don’t write about funding sources for health and medical technology development as a rule, but we want to call out Intel’s investment organization’s recently announced financial backing for two disruptive healthcare startups. Medical Informatics...

AI Predicts Premature Death of Chronically Ill

by Bruce Brown | April 3, 2019 | Medical

Chronic diseases threaten the lives of a large portion of the world’s population. Among Americans, 60% have one or more chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes, according to the CDC. The CDC works with communities to promote health...

Telehealth Program Reduces Opioid Abuse

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...

Smart PJs to Reveal Why You Can’t Sleep [video]

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...