by Bruce Brown | April 17, 2023 | Medical
When ResMed surveyed U.S. consumer attitudes about digital health technology in 2019, the company reported that the majority of U.S. adults favored digital health tech. Also in 2019, ResMed acquired Propeller Health, a digital therapeutics company. Propeller Health...
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by Bruce Brown | December 27, 2022 | Health
Sleep disorders are disturbingly common. Approximately one-third of U.S. adults self-report insufficient sleep, according to the CDC. Sleep disorders often accompany heart disease, obesity, depression, Type 2 diabetes, and other chronic diseases and conditions, When a...
by Bruce Brown | October 22, 2019 | Medical
We’ve written about the Hexoskin health sensing smart shirt several times, including the device’s use with young athletes and astronauts. Now Hexoskin has an additional application: monitoring patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)....
by Bruce Brown | April 8, 2019 | Medical
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is responsible for approximately 5% of all deaths globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Primarily caused by smoking or exposure to tobacco smoke, indoor and outdoor air pollution can also result in...
by Bruce Brown | March 4, 2019 | Medical
In 2016, 251 million people — or 3.4% of the Earth’s 7.4 billion population — suffered from COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). COPD is a largely preventable ailment responsible for 5% of all deaths globally, according to WHO (World Health...
