by Bruce Brown | May 31, 2017 | General News, Medical
Venous thrombosis is a significant health threat, affecting about 300,000 to 600,000 Americans each year. According to the American Heart Association, venous thrombosis (VTE) is the third most common vascular diagnosis after heart attacks and strokes. VTE occurs when...
by Alfred Poor | May 31, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
The BeeGee’s must have been peering into the future when they came up with their disco hit, “Staying Alive”: “Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk….” Walking is no longer just about getting from one place to another; it is...
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by Bruce Brown | May 30, 2017 | General News, Health
Most humans breathe bad air. 92% of the world population lives in places where the air pollution levels exceed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Ambient Air Quality Guidelines, according to a September 2016 WHO report. The WHO guidelines refer to annual mean...
by Alfred Poor | May 30, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
We write many articles about how technology is disrupting traditional healthcare models, improving outcomes while lowering costs.The problem is that these gains need to be more than just theory; we need to see documented cases where disruptive technology is having a...
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by Bruce Brown | May 29, 2017 | General News, Health
High blood pressure is tragically common in the U.S., where 75 million or 1 of every 3 adults has the condition according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). People with high blood pressure — or hypertension — are at greater risk of...
by Alfred Poor | May 29, 2017 | General News, Health
The task of measuring events, such as heartbeats, is relatively straightforward. When you try to infer information from a combination of measurements, however, it gets a bit trickier. It is possible that you end up missing key factors that are required in order to...
