by Unber Shafiq | June 8, 2022 | Medical
Parkinson’s disease is the world’s fastest developing neurological ailment, characterized by involuntary or uncontrollable movements. Charco Neurotech, a company dedicated to helping people with Parkinson’s, has designed a device named CUE1 to...
by Bruce Brown | June 7, 2022 | Medical
After hip surgery, patient compliance with home-based physical rehab prescriptions can speed recovery and improve mobility. Most patients start physical therapy during the first week after discharge from the hospital and attend two sessions a week for three to six...
by Unber Shafiq | June 7, 2022 | Enabling Tech
The human ear can do a lot more than just listen; it can now regulate an individual’s surroundings. A groundbreaking assistive tech that is under development by Dr Nick Gompertz and a team of researchers at the University of Bath has received new funding. It...
by Bruce Brown | June 6, 2022 | Health
In 2019, I wrote about Flow Neuroscience’s Flow, an app developed to combat depression through engagement. In that article I also mentioned Tracy Crouch, Britain’s first Minister of Loneliness, who was appointed in 2018. The current Minister for Civil...
by William McCleary | June 6, 2022 | Medical
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted Breakthrough Device Designation to an AI algorithm designed to aid in the early detection of pulmonary hypertension (PH). This type of high blood pressure often goes undetected until it has reached an...
by William McCleary | June 3, 2022 | Health, Medical
The thought of getting jabbed with a needle raises anxiety in many people, and even fear. It’s a fear — both great and small — that came into sharp relief when tens of millions of people got coronavirus shots. The Journal of Primary Care and Community Health...