by Alfred Poor | September 20, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
The enticing appeal of “the quantified self” centers on the idea that if we knew enough about enough factors for enough individuals, we could discover all sorts of useful insights into how we can help people stay healthy. Pool all that information into one...
by Alfred Poor | September 6, 2016 | Health, Medical
As our population ages, our society faces the challenges of how to support and care for our older citizens. For many good reasons — not the least of which are saving on healthcare and other costs — seniors want to live independently in their own homes as...
by Alfred Poor | August 29, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
Telemedicine technology has the potential to revolutionize healthcare delivery, lowering costs and improving outcomes. It could eliminate long delays in physician waiting rooms, remove the need to spend time traveling to and from office visits, and could result in...
by Alfred Poor | August 9, 2016 | General News, Health
While wearable Health Tech devices can help individuals directly, one big part of their potential is the creation of Big Data sets that can be mined for information that will benefit the population as a whole. The data from these connected devices is beginning to pile...
by Alfred Poor | July 25, 2016 | General News, Medical
One out of every 11 adults has diabetes. That works out to 415 million people worldwide. 12 cents out of every healthcare dollar spent goes toward diabetes and related complications, for a total of $673 billion every year. If we can reduce those costs by just one...
