by Bruce Brown | September 4, 2017 | General News, Medical
Medical personnel use pain level information to determine the type and amount of pain medication to administer or prescribe. Unfortunately, pain level data depends on both objective and subjective factors that can interfere with determining the...
by Bruce Brown | August 30, 2017 | General News, Health
Phoenix-based RESA Wearables, Inc. and China’s Shenzhen eSun Industrial Co., Ltd. plan to disrupt the foot care and custom footwear industries. Through a joint venture called Shenzhen Resun Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd., the partners are introducing retail...
by Bruce Brown | August 29, 2017 | General News, Medical
Growing need drives exoskeleton development. Wheelchair-bound patients including paraplegics, people with spinal cord injuries, and stroke victims stand highest on the list of potential beneficiaries of exoskeleton technology. We’ve written about work in...
by Bruce Brown | July 26, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Data without meaningful action has limited value. Wearable health tech devices that measure, monitor, and store biometric data such as temperature, resting pulse, and variable heart rate continue to proliferate in homes, clinics, and hospital settings. Without...
by Alfred Poor | July 14, 2017 | General News, Medical
In many cases of medical research, the problem is not one of gathering sufficient data. Existing medical records of patients can provide a rich source of information that can be mined for useful insights. Fortunately, artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming...