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by Alfred Poor | June 5, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Health
If Batman had special shoes, they probably would look something like this; “Quick, into the Batshoes! There’s no time to waste!” If you can’t be bothered with tying the laces on your sneakers, you can just fire up your smartphone and have the...
by Alfred Poor | May 23, 2017 | General News, Medical
Facial palsy is a condition where the facial nerve on one (or both) sides of the face becomes damaged. This nerve controls the muscle groups that we use to make facial expressions, and palsy will cause that side to droop. This condition can be caused by bacterial or...
![MIT Students Design Handheld Real-Time Braille Scanner [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/MIT-braille-scanner-with-video-600x276.png?resize=600%2C276)
by Bruce Brown | May 16, 2017 | General News, Health
The U.S. has a literary crisis unrelated to the general population. According to the National Federation of the Blind, only 10% of blind children can read Braille. And only about one percent of text documents are translated into Braille. While there are devices that...
by Bruce Brown | May 15, 2017 | General News, Medical
Cardiac patients in 10 European countries now have greater freedom and mobility thanks to the recent CE approval of Abbott’s Confirm Rx ICM insertable cardiac monitor. Previously patients who were discharged from the hospital but required remote monitoring were...
![Updated Posture Coach and Text Neck Wearable [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/Alex-Plus-with-video-600x276.png?resize=600%2C276)
by Bruce Brown | May 10, 2017 | General News, Health
Last year we wrote about the Alex, the first text neck and posture coach wearable from Namu. We have also written about Medical Wearable Solutions’ EyeForcer eyeglasses “text neck” solution for children. Now, based on the Alex success, what the...
