by Bruce Brown | June 3, 2021 | Medical
If you haven’t had lower back pain or other significant joint pain, perhaps you just haven’t lived long enough. Give it time. Lower back pain is exceedingly common among U.S. adults according to the CDC. In a 2018 survey the CDC found that overall 28.0% of...
by Bruce Brown | June 2, 2021 | Health
Hearable device developers and hearing aid companies continue to bring new hearing assistance technology to consumers at affordable prices. Since the Senate approved the Over-The-Counter Hearing Aid Act in 2017, we’ve written about a wide range of devices you...
by Amantha May | June 2, 2021 | Medical
Implantable medical monitoring devices could change how we define wearable technology if engineers can make it past hurdles like eliminating bulk and the need for batteries. We recently covered a miniaturized sensor developed by researchers at the University of...
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by Amantha May | May 31, 2021 | Medical
Treatment for melanoma and other skin cancers has the best chance of success when started in the disease’s early stages. That means early detection is essential. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant decrease in the number of skin biopsies...
by Amantha May | May 28, 2021 | Medical
Veterans within the United States Department of Veteran’s Affairs health system can now benefit from continuous, high-accuracy remote monitoring without needing to own or purchase any technology. Samsung recently announced it has partnered with LIVMOR to offer remote...
by Amantha May | May 26, 2021 | Medical
Founded in March 2020, COVID Tech Connect has provided 15,000 free tablets and smartphones to hospitals and long-term care facilities. In May 2021, through a partnership with Caregility, the organization added a free app that lets professional caregivers easily set up...
