by Bruce Brown | May 15, 2020 | Medical
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a significant risk. Every day more than 3% of patients in treatment at U.S. healthcare facilities contract an HAI, according to the CDC. As hard as hospitals and other healthcare facilities work to prevent HAIs, the...
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by Amantha May | May 15, 2020 | Medical
An inhaler can potentially save the life of a young child who suffers from asthma or a respiratory infection that causes wheezing symptoms. But parents and their young ones face challenges when it comes to using an inhaler with a spacer correctly. Rafi-Tone, an...
by Bruce Brown | May 14, 2020 | Health
We’ve written about several technologies developed for COVID-19 testing or remote patient monitoring. Vancouver, British Columbia-based industrial workforce safety company Proxxi recently announced a new wearable to support two additional elements in...
by Bruce Brown | May 13, 2020 | Health, Medical
The global demand for solutions to test for COVID-19 continues to produce results. We’ve written about several technology implementations that monitor biomarkers relevant to the pandemic virus. Earlier this year, we wrote about Denver-based BioIntellisense...
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by Amantha May | May 13, 2020 | General News, Health
Right now, most parents wouldn’t consider bringing their child to a doctor’s office, especially for a minor health concern. Even before quarantine, the struggle to shuttle kids to and from the doctor — especially for issues that might not require any...
by Bruce Brown | May 12, 2020 | Enabling Tech
Games for Change will hold its 17th annual festival for the gaming and social impact community this year July 14 to July 16. The organization is based in New York but don’t rush to buy airline tickets to the event, because Games for Change2020 will be the...
