by Alfred Poor | July 7, 2015 | Health, Medical
During his State of the of the Union address last January, President Obama called for the launching of a Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI), intended to use Big Data approaches to find new ways to treat and cure diseases “like cancer and diabetes.” The...
by Alfred Poor | October 23, 2014 | Health, Medical
It’s not enough to have a better mousetrap. It takes a lot of work to launch a new product of any sort, but especially when it’s a technology product, and if it involves health or medicine, well, the challenges can be enormous. That’s why Dr. Charles...
by Alfred Poor | October 10, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
Last April, President Obama’s administration issued the FDASIA Health IT Report, in which it made recommendations to Congress about how the FDA should regulate various types of Health Tech devices. Now, a group of 58 technology and health companies and...
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by Alfred Poor | September 22, 2014 | Enabling Tech
When it comes to user interfaces for devices, there’s not a lot new under the sun. We have indicators that can blink or shine a light, displays that can show text or pictures, and components that can vibrate or provide haptic feedback. But there is not a good...
by Alfred Poor | August 15, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
According to a recent survey by Parks Associates of households in the U.S. with broadband service, 22% used “an electronic device that measures and tracks your exercise, sleep patterns or vital signs.” While this is based on a small sample, a Pew Research...
