by Bruce Brown | September 8, 2020 | General News, Health
The scourge of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) continues to blind, maim, and cause premature death for a growing number of people worldwide. From 2000 to 2016, diabetes caused a 5% increase in premature mortality, according to the World Health Organization. During that period,...
by Bruce Brown | May 1, 2020 | Health
It may seem that all health and medical tech R&D in the world right now is focused on COVID-19, but groups dedicated to other specific diseases and medical conditions are still hard at work. Major chronic diseases threaten the health, quality of life, and finances...
by Alfred Poor | February 21, 2020 | Medical
Diabetes is a chronic condition in which the body fails to properly regulate blood sugar levels. Treatment often involves finger pricks to measure glucose levels, followed by insulin injections to maintain the desired range. This approach has many inconvenient,...
by Bruce Brown | January 14, 2020 | Medical
Machine learning powers many new diagnostic technologies, but AI doesn’t have a total lock on medical advances. Engineers at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) developed a contact lens wearable that can diagnose diabetes and treat diabetic...
by Bruce Brown | November 15, 2019 | Medical
People with diabetes have to test their blood glucose levels multiple times a day so that they know how much insulin they need to inject. Patients insert test strips into a blood glucose meter and apply a tiny finger-prick blood sample. When people are first diagnosed...