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by William McCleary | February 8, 2023 | Enabling Tech
Vision impairment is more common than some may think. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 12 million Americans aged 40 and older have vision impairment. Among this group, 1 million people are blind, and 8 million have vision...
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by Bruce Brown | January 12, 2023 | Health
Previous Health Tech Insider coverage of navigation wearables included augmented reality (AR) glasses and a smart backpack. Both technologies focused on helping blind and limited-vision people navigate streets. At CES 2023 this year, Tokyo-based Loovic inc. introduced...
by William McCleary | November 18, 2022 | Health
Does a little electrical head stimulation make meditation easier? The folks at Bodhi NeuroTech say yes; the South Carolina-based tech startup is planning the launch of a headset that delivers gentle electrical currents designed to activate areas of the brain that are...
by Bruce Brown | September 27, 2022 | Enabling Tech, Health
Alliances among digital health enterprises are increasingly common. In the past month, we covered digital therapeutics company Onduo by Verily’s partnership with digital musculoskeletal care provider Sword Health. We also wrote about...
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by William McCleary | June 8, 2022 | Health, Medical
Can you use virtual reality (VR) to manage chronic pain? A study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research says that it works. The study, which was sponsored by the Los Angeles-based startup AppliedVR, set out to determine the effectiveness of...
