by Bruce Brown | November 24, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wearable health tech devices are so 2015. The market for wristbands, clip-on sensors, and pendants has just begun to take off, but health tech research and development increasingly focus on invisible technology. Sensors woven into material used to manufacture...
by Bruce Brown | November 23, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
The most effective technology isn’t necessarily always the newest. Text messaging patients, for example, may be a better solution than patient portal messaging or phone calls. The Utah-based practice management company Solutionreach recently published a report...
by Bruce Brown | November 22, 2017 | General News, Health
Alzheimer’s disease, a form of dementia, is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. and the fifth leading cause of death among people 65 years of age and older. Approximately 5.4 million Americans have this irreversible, incurable, progressive disease,...
by Alfred Poor | November 22, 2017 | General News, Health
The Digital Health Summit at 2018 CES in Las Vegas will bring together entrepreneurs, healthcare professionals, and industry business leaders to explore the changing landscape of health and medicine in the world today. The two-day program on January 10 and 11 includes...
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by Jim Ware | November 22, 2017 | General News, Medical
Patients needing heart transplants often wait more than six months. While on the waiting list, some patients visit transplant clinics every two to three months. Other patients are hospitalized during the waiting period so that they remain in satisfactory condition....
by Bruce Brown | November 21, 2017 | General News, Medical
On paper, U.S. adult hypertension prevalence recently increased significantly due to new measures from the American Heart Association. Previously, CDC studies indicated approximately one in three U.S. adults suffers from hypertension. Now, however, following the...
