by Alfred Poor | December 29, 2014 | Health, Medical
Many analysts have forecast that the future of wearable Health Tech devices will be in health and medical applications. That’s where the money is. But while we all focus on heartbeats and blood pressure and oxygen levels and other sensors strapped or stuck to...
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by Alfred Poor | November 5, 2014 | Medical
According to the makers of Alvio, asthma is the third-leading cause for hospitalization of children under the age of 15. Children with asthma miss a total of 14 million school days a year. Some studies have shown that when patients can exercise their breathing and...
![Teenager Builds Breath to Speech Device [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/09/Breath-to-Speech.jpg?resize=600%2C253)
by Alfred Poor | September 15, 2014 | Health
Did you read about the teenager who created sensor-socks for his grandfather who has dementia? Here is another inspiring story about a 16-year-old living on the opposite side of the world who has created an “augmentative and alternative communication”...
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...
