by William McCleary | October 10, 2022 | Enabling Tech
Laser wristwatches are nothing new to James Bond fans who have watched 007 use his laser-enabled watch to cut his way out of a few jams. But laser tech is relatively new to health-monitoring wearables in the consumer market. And Laserland looks like where we’re...
by Unber Shafiq | October 10, 2022 | Medical
Telehealth use continues to increase. The results of the 4th edition of J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study revealed that a rising percentage of consumers are choosing telehealth over in-person consultations for a diverse range of routine checkups,...
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by William McCleary | October 7, 2022 | Health, Medical
Often caused by imbalanced levels of acid in the mouth, tooth decay is a widespread problem almost without equal; the World Health Organization calls untreated tooth decay the planet’s most common health condition, with oral disease affecting nearly 3.5 billion...
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by Bruce Brown | October 6, 2022 | Health
Covid-19 pandemic lock-downs didn’t stem the tragedy of substance abuse disorder (SUD). Unfortunately, according to the latest findings from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the number of drug overdose deaths increased 28.5% in the...
by William McCleary | October 5, 2022 | Health
Having plunked down a cool 2.1 billion bucks to buy Fitbit last year, Google has now revealed at least one of its plans: Device Connect for Fitbit. The idea is to offer the wearable data that Fitbit collects — including heart rate variability, breathing rate, sleep...
by Unber Shafiq | October 5, 2022 | Health
We all prefer a health-tracking system that blends flawlessly into our lifestyle and feels nice on the body. The Oura Ring has offered all this since its inception in 2015. Recently, the brand has launched a new design of Gen3 Oura Rings. There are now two styles...
