Robotic Prostate Exams [video]

by Bruce Brown | July 4, 2016 | General News, Medical

Rectal exams for men generally start at age 50 and then become an annual endurance. The exam is the first level of testing for prostate problems. The greatest concern is prostate cancer, although a benign enlarged prostate can cause urinary problems. Doctors, nurses,...

3D Versions of Art for the Blind [video]

by Bruce Brown | July 1, 2016 | General News, Health

By definition, blind people have not been able to enjoy visual arts. If you can’t see it, how can you appreciate it? When blind people visit art museums or galleries, they most often have to rely on recorded audio guides or other people to describe the works....

Connected Vest Helps with Chronic Lung Disease

by Alfred Poor | July 1, 2016 | General News, Medical

Patients with chronic lung disease often have difficulty clearing their airways. Secretions build up in the smaller passages, reducing lung effectiveness. Under normal conditions, a person can cough to dislodge this material, but many patients lack the strength or...

Standing Desks Increase Productivity and Cognitive Functioning

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

We’ve written about standing desks before, including a high tech version that raised and lowered electronically and communicate with a FitBit. It turns out that Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health has a special interest in standing desks...

Hearing Crunchy Knees Means You’re Healing [video]

by Bruce Brown | June 29, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News

There are probably sights, smells, and surfaces you’d rather not experience related to your own body. It turns out there are sounds that people would rather not hear as well. That point was made quite clear to research engineers at the Georgia Institute of...

AMA Provides Guidance for Telemedicine

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

As wearable and mobile health tech devices become more accurate and more affordable, a whole new world of affordable healthcare opens up. Through “telemedicine” operations, patients don’t have to spend time traveling to a doctor’s office or...