Expanding Production of Automated Drug Delivery System

by Alfred Poor | July 23, 2015 | Medical

Almost a year ago, we described the SmartDose system from West Pharmaceutical Services. This is a battery-powered system that patients can adhere to their skin, and the device will automatically administered predetermined doses of medication. This increases patient...

Hat Helps Cancer Patients Keep Their Hair [video]

by Alfred Poor | July 23, 2015 | Medical

Among the many miracles of modern medicine, the increasing survival rate of cancer patients has to be one of the most amazing. Treatments often combine surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy to help beat back the attack of cancer cells. One common side-effect of these...

They Track Horses, Don’t They? [video]

by Alfred Poor | July 22, 2015 | Health, Medical

When it comes to the “quantified self” movement, humans aren’t the only ones who can track their health and fitness information. SeeHorse is a company that has created a wearable Health Tech device for horses. When you think about it, this makes a...

Dell: the Doctor Is In

by Alfred Poor | July 22, 2015 | Health, Medical

You can find “Doctors” throughout the technology industry, but the vast majority of them (like me) have Ph.D. degrees. These are not necessarily the people you want to summon when you start having a health emergency at a restaurant. You’re much more...

App Pairs with Smartwatch to Detect Seizures [video]

by Alfred Poor | July 21, 2015 | Health, Medical

Part of the wearable Health Tech device revolution is that we have have more information available about what’s going on with our bodies than ever before. All sorts of new applications become possible as people figure out new ways to use this information. A...

Wearables Combine to Address Limited Vision

by Alfred Poor | July 21, 2015 | Health

“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Technology has made some amazing things possible, but the true power comes from the synergy you get by combining different components. Zuby Onwuta is a researcher based in Austin, Texas, who has taken some...