by Bruce Brown | April 28, 2020 | Health
Sheltering at home appears to be an effective defense against COVID-19. However, the lockdown’s confinement and restricted contact with friends and family on top of the daily pall of virus-related news induce significant stress for many people. The increased...
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by Bruce Brown | April 22, 2020 | Health, Medical
The COVID-19 threat to healthcare workers has a double whammy. Doctors, nurses, and other care workers are exposed to infection every day they work. The personal health cost of medical professionals putting themselves in harm’s way is the first hit. The...
by Bruce Brown | April 21, 2020 | Health, Medical
Smart thermometers were among the earliest wearable tech devices. Soft thermometer patch developers stressed the advantage of remote monitoring with very young or ill patients because you don’t need to wake them up in order to take their temperature. In 2016,...
by Bruce Brown | April 14, 2020 | Health, Medical
Boston-based Whoop focuses on performance-optimization for athletes and exercise enthusiasts. Whoop’s platform has three interdependent pillars: biometric sensing hardware, data analytics, and its user community. In combination, these factors can also provide...
by Bruce Brown | March 31, 2020 | Health
COVID-19 dominates worldwide news while healthcare professionals attempt to learn more about the virus and make accurate determinations of its progress, status, and potential timelines. We’ve written a great deal already about COVID-19 including the role of...
