by Bruce Brown | October 16, 2017 | General News, Medical
The online rating phenomenon helps when we choose restaurants or hotels. However, choosing a physician based on ratings could be a huge mistake, according to a new study. A research group at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center concluded that online consumer ratings should not...
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by Jim Ware | October 16, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Researchers have made rapid advances in computer miniaturization, which makes it possible to develop smaller robot brains. Unfortunately, existing actuators remain bulky which limits the possibilities for smaller robots or intelligent prosthetic limbs. Existing...
by Bruce Brown | October 13, 2017 | General News, Health
Social interactions are awkward to nearly impossible for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Understanding both communication content and context requires the ability to process incoming cues while simultaneously understanding words. The latest CDC statistics...
by Bruce Brown | October 12, 2017 | General News, Medical
Wearable Health Tech remains our center-of-focus at Health Tech Insider. We also look at health technology advances that one can wear, touch, carry, hold, or get near. Therefore, we are interested in what’s known as the “connected patient.” The...
by Kimberly Houston | October 12, 2017 | General News, Health
Maybe you got a fitness tracker like Fitbit and were eager to begin tracking your activity, exercise, sleep, and weight to improve your health. But like many Americans, you found it inconvenient to use and no longer wear it much. Or perhaps you have health issues that...
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by Bruce Brown | October 11, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
About one in ten babies born in the U.S. is delivered pre-term, before completing 37 weeks of pregnancy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest report on premature birth rates also states that babies’ brains, lungs, and liver...
