by Alfred Poor | September 9, 2014 | Medical
Last week, Abbott Diabetes Care received European Union approval for a new blood glucose monitoring device for diabetes patients: FreeStyle Libre. The wearable sensor eliminates the need for pricking the patient’s finger to get a drop of blood. Instead, a tiny...
by Alfred Poor | August 21, 2014 | Enabling Tech, Medical
Ancient physicians would diagnose patients by scrutinizing and smelling various bodily fluids in order to determine how the body was out of balance. Modern medicine is not as far removed from these antiquated procedures as you might imagine. Various diseases and...
by Alfred Poor | August 6, 2014 | Enabling Tech
I know, “Nano-Bio” sounds like it might be something Mork would say to Mindy, but it’s a serious keystone for just about all future Health Tech products. It refers to the field of nano-biotechnology, which is growing by leaps and bounds in the labs...
by Alfred Poor | July 30, 2014 | Medical
If you have a smartphone, you have a powerful computer in your pocket. You can get all sorts of devices that can transform your phone into a stereo music system, a credit card reader, and even a projector. Some of the most intriguing applications, however, are add-on...
by Alfred Poor | July 28, 2014 | Health, Medical
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal describes “Baseline” which is a new project being undertaken by Google X, the secretive skunk works for Google technology research programs such as autonomous cars. According to the WSJ article, the ultimate goal...
