Eye Scan Detects Early Signs of Alzheimer’s [video]

by Kimberly Houston | November 1, 2017 | General News, Medical

It’s an unfortunate truth that many of us know someone with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This is no surprise since AD is the most common form of dementia, affecting more than 5 million individuals in the U.S. This number is expected to triple by 2050, according to the...

Everion Wearable Collects, Transmits Health Data [video]

by Jim Ware | November 1, 2017 | General News, Medical

  One problem with clinical studies is test subjects typically must go to a hospital or physician’s office for testing. Mobile health and remote monitoring health tech devices are changing the face of medical research, providing more data while making the process...

mHealth App Detects Postpartum Depression

by Bruce Brown | October 31, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical

Approximately one in nine women has symptoms of postpartum depression (PPD) after having a baby, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Postpartum depression (PPD) is more intense and a greater potential risk for the mother and newborn than...

Smart Hard Hat Improves Industrial Safety [video]

by Kimberly Houston | October 31, 2017 | General News, Health

While the standard office worker may worry about the negative health impact of sitting too much, workers at factories, plants, construction sites, oil rigs, and mines can face deadly threats just by the nature of the work they do. A little digging on the Occupational...

mHealth App Adoption #Fail without Context

by Bruce Brown | October 30, 2017 | General News, Medical

“If you build it, they will come.” That strategy worked for Kevin Costner’s Field of Dreams character Ray, a farmer who attracted ghosts of baseball greats to a ball diamond he constructed in an Iowa cornfield. If you have an idea for a nifty mHealth...

Cedars-Sinai Offers Patients App on Apple Watch

by Jim Ware | October 30, 2017 | General News, Medical

How would you like to manage your medical records or find the nearest hospital from the Apple Watch on your wrist? Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles  has an app for that and more. The Cedars-Sinai app also allows patients to communicate with doctors, check...