by Alfred Poor | September 24, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
As we have pointed out here repeatedly, virtual reality (VR) glasses tend to get the lion’s share of media coverage, while augmented reality (AR) glasses keep racking up wins in enterprise markets. Both have important health and medical applications. VR glasses...
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by Alfred Poor | May 4, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
Motion detecting sensors have a wide range of potential applications, but home monitoring may be one of the most appealing. From security to tracking the activities of seniors living independently, a low-cost, non-intrusive system could have a huge impact on the...
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by Alfred Poor | July 7, 2017 | General News, Medical
If you’ve never had the pleasure of an MRI scan, as a veteran of several sessions, let me tell you what it’s like. They put you on a platform that slides you into the heart of a giant metal donut, where you have to lie perfectly still. During the scan, it...
by Alfred Poor | June 8, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
In the year 2000, U.S. seniors 65 or older fell and required medical treatment 2.6 million times. The total price tag was $19 billion for direct medical costs alone. A bit more than a third of these incidents resulted in bone fractures, but these accounted for more...
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by Alfred Poor | June 6, 2017 | General News, Health
One of the wonders of modern technology is its ability to compensate for impaired or missing functions in the human body. Prosthetic limbs, enhanced hearing, cochlear implants, wheelchairs, and exoskeletons are just a few of the amazing developments that allow...
