AFLAC Duck Smart Pediatric Chemo Companion [video]

by Bruce Brown | July 16, 2018 | General News, Health

Wearables and other forms of new health tech for children are typically adult-facing devices. Parents, caregivers, or medical professionals understand, set up, and access data from the devices. The children benefit from and use the technology, but do not engage with...

Fitbit Mental Health Physiology Monitoring App

by Bruce Brown | July 13, 2018 | General News, Health

Wearable devices abound that track data to aid fitness and sports enthusiasts. Biometric sensors in watches, headbands, shoes, bracelets, and even clothing can monitor physiological indicators significant to people with chronic diseases such as diabetes and...

Smart Shoe Detects and Reports Falls [video]

by Bruce Brown | July 12, 2018 | General News, Health

Falls are dangerous and costly, especially for the elderly. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year there are more than 29 million falls and 28,000 fall-related deaths among older Americans, resulting in more than $31 billion in...

Millennials Comfortable with AI Health Trackers for Children

by Bruce Brown | July 11, 2018 | General News, Health

Millennial parents are raising the first generation of children with broadly available healthcare-related artificial intelligence technologies. By the time the Generation Alpha children – those born after 2010 – are teenagers, AI-assisted medical care will...

FCC Backs Expanding Rural Telehealth

by Bruce Brown | July 10, 2018 | General News, Medical

Telehealth and telemedicine aren’t magic pills that cure all U.S. healthcare ills, but recent advances in remote care delivery technologies are having a Field of Dreams moment. Funding cuts, doctor shortages, and hospital closures in rural America have created a...

Online Feedback Reduces Depression Therapy Deterioration

by Bruce Brown | July 9, 2018 | General News, Medical

Statistics regarding the prevalence of depression in the U.S. are hardly uplifting. According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), one in six adults in the U.S. will have depression at some time in their lives. In any given year, approximately 16...