Smartphone App Helps with Mental Illness

by Bruce Brown | April 11, 2017 | General News, Medical

Almost 1 in 6 people in the U.S. experience a diagnosable incident of AMI (Any Mental Illness) each year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. The number does not include people with developmental or substance disorders. The impact of AMI can range...

Consumers Ready for Telehealth

by Alfred Poor | April 11, 2017 | General News, Medical

Have you been to a doctor’s office in the past 12 months? How much time did you spend waiting compared with time spent with a physician? One of the promises of telemedicine is that it can make the process more efficient for both patients and professionals,...

Break Bad Habits with Shocking Wearable [video]

by Bruce Brown | April 10, 2017 | General News, Health

Unhealthy habits resist change, regardless of good intentions and repeated efforts. Smoking, eating unhealthy food, and watching television or lingering in social media at the expense of adequate sleep plague many people. Rewards-based behavioral conditioning works...

Ontario Backs Digital Health Innovation

by Alfred Poor | April 10, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical

At 415,000 square miles, the Canadian province of Ontario is larger than any of the United States except Alaska. Yet it has a population that is only a bit larger than that of Pennsylvania (at just 46,000 square miles). These two numbers alone make it clear that...

USB Smartphone Dongle Records 4-Electrode ECG

by Bruce Brown | April 7, 2017 | General News, Medical

Electrocardiography is the first line technology to evaluate heart rate and rhythm. Some ECG (or EKG) devices rely optical sensors or touch. More accurate ECG machines or devices measure electrical impulses via electrodes. If you go to a doctor or the emergency room,...

Smart Sleeve for Parkinson’s Patients [video]

by Alfred Poor | April 7, 2017 | General News, Medical

I recently flew across the Pacific Ocean. It was a long flight, but the experience was made much more comfortable because I wore noise-cancelling earphones that eliminated the droning rumble of the aircraft engines. As strange as it may seem, the same concept may be...