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by Bruce Brown | June 21, 2017 | General News, Health
It can be inspiring and instructive to observe an innovative company progress to its goal of solving a huge problem. In this case, the issue is the high cost of and long wait time for prosthetic hands. We’ve been following Open Bionics for three years and...
by Alfred Poor | June 21, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Our bodies are an ever-changing chemical soup, where the amounts of various molecules increase and decrease according to our health and physical condition. These are known as biomarkers, as they can be used to determine the presence of disease or other conditions. The...
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by Bruce Brown | June 20, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
When discussing innovative wearable health technology, a traditional paper label manufacturing company isn’t likely to be part of the conversation. Why should it be? Wearable health tech is all about sensors, data transmission, local mobile device apps, and...
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by Alfred Poor | June 20, 2017 | General News, Medical
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is one of the most common forms of irregular heart rhythms, and it can lead to stroke and even death. It generally can be managed or even corrected, but as many as one third of the people with the condition are not aware that they have it,...
by Bruce Brown | June 19, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Pain is a complex subject due, among other factors, to its mix of objective and subjective factors. If asked to pick the medical specialty most often associated with pain, dentistry would be at or near the top of the list for most people. A group of scientists,...
by Alfred Poor | June 19, 2017 | General News, Medical
Patients in hospitals are monitored to keep track of their vital signs. Those in intensive care are connected to monitors that issue alerts when numbers get out of range, but the average patient is only checked at four-hour intervals throughout the day. This is the...
