by Bruce Brown | March 30, 2016 | General News, Medical
So here’s a Health Tech wearable that ordinary people can’t buy. TheActivInsights wristband flips what has become the usual course of actions upside down. It is designed to enable healthcare professionals to use wearable Health Tech in a manner that suits...
by Bruce Brown | March 9, 2016 | General News, Health
Wearable Health Tech devices and garments are in a development boom period. The potential of continuous monitoring with automated alerts in critical moments to improve overall health, prevent conditions from worsening, and save money by helping people before they need...
by Bruce Brown | March 3, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
When I went for my annual physical just last month, a nurse gave me a memory test that included answering questions like the day of the week, the season, and the town we were in, copying a simple geometric shape, and recalling a short string of words. Perhaps for next...
by Bruce Brown | March 1, 2016 | General News, Health
The importance of getting a good night’s sleep for human health and happiness is stressed by both academia and the popular press. For some of us, however, sleep can be elusive. Noise — both familiar and unfamiliar — is a common sleep-robbing culprit....
by Bruce Brown | February 26, 2016 | General News, Health
It’s disconcerting — to say the least — when one of your children is sick. As I’m typing this, one of our kids is home sick and we’re all concerned about her, even though she’s an adult and lives 750 miles away. I remember when our...