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by Alfred Poor | April 17, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
It sounds tempting: a watch that can monitor and record multiple biometric and environmental measures including electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate, skin electrical activity, and motion. It runs for up to a week on a single charge. It stores enough data for a week or...
by Alfred Poor | April 6, 2017 | General News, Health
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents work hard at tasks including search and rescue, firearms detection, and stopping drug smuggling. They can spend long hours in difficult climate conditions that can put a serious strain on a body’s systems....
by Bruce Brown | March 30, 2017 | General News, Health
As our aging population increases, the incidence of mental health problems, memory issues, and cognitive disabilities increases as well. The World Health Organization predicts brain and cognitive health will cost $6 trillion annually by 2030. Early in 2016, we wrote...
by Bruce Brown | February 15, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
Managing diabetes can be a bear. Newly diagnosed patients often receive prescriptions for multiple medications and suddenly find themselves tasked with taking blood samples, using glucosometers, and administering insulin injections. They also have to commit to...
by Alfred Poor | January 20, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
What does finding pipes hidden in the walls of your home have to do with Health Tech? As we learned at CES 2016, the two are closely related. A company named Vayyar has created a 3D scanning system that relies on radio frequency (RF) emissions to see through walls and...
