by Alfred Poor | December 30, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical, Podcast
Health Tech Insider Editor Alfred Poor makes some predictions about what lies ahead for wearable Health Tech in 2017. Click here to listen.
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by Bruce Brown | December 29, 2016 | General News, Medical
No one needs reminders of incidents of terrorism, active shooters, or people trapped during natural disasters. With the ubiquity of cellphones, the biggest issue in getting medical care quickly to those in need isn’t communications, but access via ground...
by Alfred Poor | December 29, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical, Uncategorized
Another year, another 400 to 500 new posts here on Health Tech Insider. In this first of two parts looking back on 2016, I want to highlight some of the stories that you, the readers, found to be most interesting. To come up with these, I used a very simple —...
by Bruce Brown | December 28, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
As we have noted before, 2017 will a huge year for hearables. Our interest is primed for devices with hearing assistance features rather than those targeted to people most interested in streaming audio quality or mobile communications… although there will be...
by Bruce Brown | December 27, 2016 | General News, Medical
Telemedicine continues to gain attention and acceptance by patients and healthcare professionals. In early 2016 we wrote about growing medical community interest in telemedicine. In mid-2016 the American Medical Association provided guidance for telemedicine. As the...
by Bruce Brown | December 26, 2016 | General News, Health
New parents, whether with a first born or the latest of many births, cope with an often bewildering and potentially overwhelming array of responsibilities and baby-related factors. The emotional aspects of parenthood added to the impact of lifestyle changes often...
