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by Bruce Brown | April 28, 2021 | Health
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a pain, literally. According to the CDC, 32.5 million U.S. adults suffer from OA: the most common form of arthritis. Conventional treatments for OA include meeting a physical therapist who prescribes joint-friendly exercises, more physical...
by Bruce Brown | January 24, 2020 | Health
As of 2016, 93.3 million U.S. adults were obese, according to the CDC. That number equals 39.8% of Americans who are more prone than non-obese adults to heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, and some forms of cancer. Those conditions and diseases, taken as a group,...
by Bruce Brown | December 4, 2019 | Health
People with impaired vision lose more than their visual acuity. The loss of independence can lead to changin their place of residence and requiring assistance with certain everyday tasks. We wrote about NuEyes in 2016, a lightweight wearable headset that projects...
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by Bruce Brown | November 6, 2019 | Medical
When people lose functional control of their arms due to neuromuscular conditions or injuries, the loss threatens their independence as well. We’ve written about various assistive technologies in the past. Kinova’s Jaco Assistive Robot attaches to a...
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by Alfred Poor | May 1, 2019 | Medical
You’re sick. You have limited choices to get medical advice. You can contact your doctor’s office and hope that they can fit you in soon. Or you can go to the local hospital’s emergency room (which is a poor use of those scarce resources). What if...
