FDA Approves Personal Pain Manager [video]

FDA Approves Personal Pain Manager [video]

by | October 29, 2018 | General News, Medical

Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts more than three to six months. It is associated with restricted mobility, opioid dependence, anxiety, depression, and reduced quality of life. Various sources estimate from 11% to 40% of U.S. adults suffer from chronic pain....
Health Tags Disappear until Needed [video]

Health Tags Disappear until Needed [video]

by | September 12, 2018 | General News, Health

  After the cool factor wears off with health and wellness wearables, ease of use and unobtrusiveness matter more when people move to the next thing and get on with their lives. In order to convince most people to continue to use wearables and to attract new...
Inui Health FDA-Cleared Home Urine Testing

Inui Health FDA-Cleared Home Urine Testing

by | September 10, 2018 | General News, Health

Urine tests can screen for opioid and other controlled substance use, test for HIV, STDs, kidney function, metabolic disorders such as diabetes and hypertension, urinary tract infections, and general health. When we wrote about a home urine test scanner developed by...
Medicare Approves Smartphone Use with CGMs

Medicare Approves Smartphone Use with CGMs

by | September 3, 2018 | General News, Medical

Wearable sensors are transforming healthcare practice in ways that could not be imagined even a few decades ago. They make it possible to monitor patients more closely and around the clock. Alerts can be generated if readings stray outside a target range. Data can be...