by Bruce Brown | December 29, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical
As many as 50 million people in the United States suffer from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). With both conditions, airways swell and obstruct breathing. Patients typically carry inhalers that they use when their airways start to close. These...
by Alfred Poor | December 29, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
In order to quantify our bodies and reap the many benefits that all this data can bring, first we need sensors that are easy to wear, durable, and low cost. Only then can we develop wearable Health Tech devices that will “disappear” into our lives and...
by Bruce Brown | December 28, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
Drawing blood isn’t particularly pleasant at best for the patient, but interest in mobile and wearable devices to check and measure blood-borne biomarkers may make the process faster, easier, and unobtrusive. People with diabetes, for example, often need...
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by Alfred Poor | December 28, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
Imagine a bandage that can sense when the tissue underneath is inflamed, and can automatically deliver drugs in response. Imagine that the bandage can even produce a visible alert when infection is detected. And imagine that this bandage uses a material that is tough,...
by Bruce Brown | December 25, 2015 | General News, Health
The holiday season brings its usual overload of songs, ads, and jingles; nearly everyone we encounter exhorts us to be merry or wishes us good cheer. For some of us, positivity comes naturally and that usually shows on our faces and in our general demeanor. For people...
by Bruce Brown | December 24, 2015 | General News, Health
The third trimester of a woman’s pregnancy can be a dramatic experience for any expectant mother, but especially with a first pregnancy when it’s a brand new experience. I remember during my wife’s first pregnancy, we were excited and hopeful but...
