by Alfred Poor | November 18, 2014 | Health, Medical
South By Southwest (SXSW) is one of the hippest, multifaceted events of the year. This celebration takes over Austin, Texas each spring, and spotlights the latest in entertainment and technology. And next year, the organizers are adding a Health Tech component in the...
by Alfred Poor | November 12, 2014 | Health, Medical
In a recent interview with on Syracuse.com, Jessica Crawford of the MedTech Association offered some predictions about the future of medical technology and its impact on society. One important driving factor that she cited was the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which she...
by Alfred Poor | November 7, 2014 | Health, Medical
It feels like a tipping point. Big Data, miniaturized low-cost electronics, wearable devices, nearly limitless connectivity, cloud storage that costs almost nothing: these technologies and more seem to be maturing at the same time, bringing the opportunity for...
by Alfred Poor | November 4, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
Last week, Microsoft made headlines with the announcement of their new wearable fitness band. Many news outlets paid much less attention to the unveiling of Microsoft Health, a new cloud-based service that gathers data from devices ranging from fitness bands to other...
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by Alfred Poor | October 29, 2014 | Medical
Many college students see their lives as “on hold” until they can graduate and start working on projects that matter. Five undergraduates at UCLA decided that they don’t want to wait, so they created the new Bruin Medical Entrepreneurs group. This is...
