Phone Designed for Elderly and Physically Challenged [video]

by Bruce Brown | September 30, 2016 | General News, Health

  Most of us take mobile devices for granted, but they can be too difficult to use by people who are not able to manage the interfaces and physical controls. Elderly people and people disabled by various diseases or physical conditions may have difficulty...

Doctors in Favor of Digital Health

by Alfred Poor | September 30, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

A new survey by the American Medical Association (AMA) reveals that physicians are enthusiastic about new digital health technology. The report reveals that 85 percent of those surveyed believe that digital health solutions “are advantageous to patient...

Smart Tampon Aims to Relieve Anxiety [video]

by Bruce Brown | September 29, 2016 | General News, Health

  Two years ago, the team at women’s health analytics company My.Flow started working on an age-old problem. Managing menstrual flow historically has been troublesome and hard-to-predict. Period anxiety issues range from hygiene to social discomfort to...

FDA Approves Automated Insulin System

by Alfred Poor | September 29, 2016 | General News, Medical

This is big news. The FDA has approved the use of a hybrid closed-loop system for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes for people 14 years old or older. The system monitors blood sugar levels, then automatically provides the appropriate dose of insulin. This moves us one...

Wearable Cardiac Monitor for Heart Patients and Athletes [video]

by Bruce Brown | September 28, 2016 | General News, Health

Continuous cardiac monitoring, not just tracking resting pulse or heart rate during exercise, but monitoring the heart’s electrical signals, goes beyond the capability of simple fitness trackers. For people with arrhythmia or other cardiac conditions or for...

Coiled Nylon Creates Artificial Muscle Threads [video]

by Alfred Poor | September 28, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News

From robotics to prosthetics, creating materials that mimic the actions of human muscle tissue are in great demand. Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have developed a technology that creates threads that can contract on demand, which could open the door...