by Alfred Poor | June 19, 2015 | Health, Medical
Thomas Jefferson University is one of the largest medical schools in the U.S., and is affiliated with Jefferson Health which has five hospitals and other services in the greater Philadelphia Area. Independence Blue Cross (IBX) is the leading health insurance company...
by Alfred Poor | May 15, 2015 | Medical
Taken in the broadest scope, not all wearable Health Tech devices are electronic. Doctors at the University of Michigan have developed a way to print 3D splints that can help infants with a rare condition survive. The patients are born with a restricted airway that...
by Alfred Poor | May 14, 2015 | Medical
When your body senses injury or disease, it activates its defense systems. This can be helpful as it increases blood supply to affected areas and sends out specialized cells to attack invaders. This response can be a problem, however, when you have a chronic disease,...
by Alfred Poor | April 22, 2015 | Health, Medical
Hmmm, that spot on your skin doesn’t look good. Is it just a mole, or is it something that you should be concerned about? Maybe you should see a doctor. Or maybe you’re just being overly cautious. What do you do? One of the promises of wearable Health Tech...
by Alfred Poor | February 19, 2015 | Medical
Have you ever heard of a “cluster headache”? I hadn’t. It turns out this condition — sometimes known as “suicide headache” — has been characterized as “one of the most severe pains known to humans.” More than 1 in...
