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by Alfred Poor | December 11, 2015 | General News, Health
We’ve written about a number of wireless thermometers over the years, that let you monitor the fever of a child or other person remotely. Setting notification limits means that you get an alert when the temperature rises above or falls below limits that you...
![Passive At Home Fall Detection [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/12/SimpleWave-with-video-button-600x272.jpg?resize=600%2C271)
by Bruce Brown | December 10, 2015 | General News, Health
Falling is a huge concern for the world’s fastest growing demographic. Among those 60 or older, 270 million, or more than one third, fall each year. It’s estimated that falls cause the loss of more than 17 million Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs)...
![3D Models of Brain Tumors Aid Surgeons [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/12/3D-tumor-print.jpg?resize=600%2C285)
by Alfred Poor | December 10, 2015 | General News, Medical
Medical imaging is a modern miracle; doctors are able to peer inside the human body and detect injuries or abnormal growth such as cancer tumors. This digital data can be presented as two-dimensional images: slices through the body at regular intervals. One problem is...
by Bruce Brown | December 9, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
I never had much call for physical therapy until I had complex rotator cuff surgery on both shoulders in the last three years. I now have a much greater appreciation for range of motion, proper alignment, and planes of motion than ever before. When I was in high...
by Alfred Poor | December 9, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
Electronics by their very nature tend to be fragile devices; if a contact is broken, electricity can not get where it needs to go, and the device may function incorrectly or perhaps not even function at all. In contrast, the human body has evolved to accept all sorts...
by Bruce Brown | December 8, 2015 | General News, Health
You needn’t look hard to notice the raft of new wearable health tech devices from almost as many companies, universities, and research labs. We cover many of the most significant devices here at Health Tech Insider. The arrival of so many new sensing, soothing,...
