Workers Compensation Claims with Wearables

by riddhi | November 4, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical

Wearable technology innovations are being integrated in care of critical injuries. According to One Call Care Management, wearable technology has the potential to impact claims costs, improve quality of life for seriously injured workers, and enhance workplace...

3D Printed Teeth Fight Tooth Decay

by Alfred Poor | November 4, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical

Teeth are intended to last a lifetime, but injury and disease can often lead to the need for a replacement. From George Washington’s (apocryphal) wooden teeth, people have used a variety of metals, ivory, ceramics, and plastic resins to create false teeth....

Telehealth Device Reduces Readmissions

by Alfred Poor | November 3, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical

The Genesis Touch from Honeywell makes it possible for healthcare workers to monitor and interact with patients in their own homes. As we reported earlier this year, the device is built on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 platform, customized for telehealth uses. It can...

Plastic Foam for Body Parts [video]

by Alfred Poor | November 2, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News

  Researchers at Cornell University have a new polymer foam with characteristics that can be useful when making prosthetic devices or replacement organs such as a functioning heart. One feature is that the material can be poured into molds to create items of a...

MyCarolinas Tracker Integrates All Major Wearable Health Devices

by riddhi | October 30, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical

Use of wearables in healthcare is on the rise for tracking key vitals, problem specific information, and for better patient management and care. Integration of information captured by wearables with patient management systems used by hospitals and doctors offices is...

Scientists Grow Replacement Limbs [video]

by Alfred Poor | October 30, 2015 | General News, Medical

  More than 1.5 million people in the U.S. have lost a limb. Amazing progress has been made in both passive and powered prosthetic devices, but they still are not the equivalent of the original body part. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have...