by Bruce Brown | January 26, 2018 | General News, Health
It couldn’t have worked out better if they planned it that way. Science-led global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare and wearable pain solution innovator NeuroMetrix announced a technology sale and a multiyear development collaboration deal...
by Bruce Brown | January 16, 2018 | General News, Health
We’ve covered wearables that detect UV exposure several times. The positive correlation between UV overexposure and skin cancer prompts some people to cover up or slather themselves with sunscreen while others choose to stay out of the sun as much as possible....
![Wearable Makes the Call When You Fall [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/VitalBand-with-video-600x279.png?resize=600%2C279)
by Bruce Brown | December 22, 2017 | General News, Health
Falls are the leading cause of death from injury for people aged 65 and older. Longer lifespans, a growing 65+ population proportion, decreasing bone density with age, and the preference of many older people to age independently at home add up to an increasing need...
![Biofeedback Wearable Improves Posture [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/UpRight-Go-with-video-600x273.png?resize=600%2C273)
by Bruce Brown | December 21, 2017 | General News, Health
Yesterday I traveled halfway across the country for the holidays. During the trip, I noticed widespread behavior among many others (and myself) that is bound to have long-term health consequences. At three airports I saw adults and children all looking down at their...
![Inconspicuous Health Tag Hints at Next Gen Devices[video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/11/Spire-Health-Tag-with-video-600x275.png?resize=600%2C275)
by Bruce Brown | November 17, 2017 | General News, Health
Way back in the early history of wearable Health Tech, we wrote about the original Spire. That was in mid-2014 when battery-operated devices with integrated biometric sensors that transmit data via Bluetooth to smartphone apps for health purposes were a new thing....
