by Bruce Brown | June 11, 2018 | General News, Medical
Telemedicine applications continue to pop up for new functions in additional settings and medical specialties. Patients, physicians, and healthcare executives are on board with remote medical care in its various forms because of the increased opportunities for patient...
by Bruce Brown | June 8, 2018 | General News, Medical
Melanoma rates have increased for the past 30 years, according to the American Cancer Society. Skin cancer is now the most common of all cancers. While only about 1% of skin cancers are melanomas, the deadly tumors cause the large majority of deaths from skin cancer....
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by Bruce Brown | June 7, 2018 | General News, Health
The search is underway for valid, reliable blood pressure measurement technology capable of continuous monitoring with little or no patient effort or encumbrance. The need for significant advances in blood pressure monitoring technology is more apparent than ever...
by Alfred Poor | June 7, 2018 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical
Many people believe that flexible sensors and electronic devices are going to provide the deus ex machina required to transform our healthcare systems. By getting better data more frequently from more patients, healthcare professionals will be able to diagnose illness...
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by Bruce Brown | June 6, 2018 | General News, Health
It can be difficult to accept some of the claims as fitness and activity trackers morph into multifunction biometric-tracking smartwatches that promise to be all things to all users. While the smartwatches intrigue potential buyers, their doctors may not be interested...
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by Bruce Brown | June 5, 2018 | General News, Health
Concussions and other traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) accounted for 6.5% of reported sports and recreation-related injuries in a nine-year longitudinal study published in 2011 by the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC). Among males ages 10-19, football...
