by Kimberly Houston | February 8, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
There are an estimated 5 million upper limb amputees worldwide, many of them children. Prosthetic limbs can cost upwards of $40,000 or more, and children rapidly outgrow them. Because the cost of prosthetics is prohibitive, many children simply go without them. Now a...
by Alfred Poor | February 8, 2018 | Fitness, General News, Health, Medical
3,900 exhibitors. 2.75 million feet of exhibit space. It should come as little surprise that I covered more than 89,000 steps at CES 2018. This annual conference in Las Vegas has become the primary show for wearable and mobile devices for health and medical...
by Bruce Brown | February 7, 2018 | General News, Health
Last year, after CES 2017, Health Tech Insider Editor, Publisher, and Chief of Everything Else Alfred Poor wrote about health tech that stays out of the way but earns its keep with substantiated results. In the article about proven clinically accurate health tech that...
by Kimberly Houston | February 7, 2018 | General News, Medical
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 100 million adults in the U.S. are now living with diabetes or prediabetes. With a health problem this enormous, improvements in treatment are of critical importance. Insulin therapy is one...
by Bruce Brown | February 6, 2018 | General News, Health
Biosensor devices that can detect specific biomarkers are key components in mobile health tech. In order to be truly useful, however, they must measure well against the current gold standard in medical grade technologies. University and corporate laboratories...
by Kimberly Houston | February 6, 2018 | General News, Medical
Home doctor visits are taking on a new meaning in the 21st century. Instead of a doctor on your doorstep, the doctor will see you through a video chat on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Medical care carried out using an Internet connection is commonly called...
