by Alfred Poor | September 3, 2015 | Medical
It’s a good news/bad news story. According to a tweet by a cardiologist, a patient used data from his Apple Watch to track his heartbeat because he was experiencing dizziness. The watch data showed episodes of very fast and very slow heart rates. The patient...
by Alfred Poor | August 3, 2015 | Health, Medical
HealthSpot is a company that has developed a telemedicine kiosk for consumers. Placed in retail settings, consumers can consult privately with a doctor to discuss symptoms and determine what course of treatment is required. The patient is given access to various...
by Alfred Poor | July 29, 2015 | Health, Medical
If you’ve ever been to CES in Las Vegas in January, you may think you’ve seen a big technology show. Sure, it’s the biggest show of its kind in the U.S. but it is dwarfed by the CeBIT show that takes place in Hanover, Germany every March. As big as...
by Alfred Poor | July 22, 2015 | Health, Medical
You can find “Doctors” throughout the technology industry, but the vast majority of them (like me) have Ph.D. degrees. These are not necessarily the people you want to summon when you start having a health emergency at a restaurant. You’re much more...
by Alfred Poor | July 14, 2015 | Medical
Your health typically is what happens between office visits. No matter whether you see your physician once a year or once a week or even once a day, most of your time will be spent away from the doctor’s office. And it can be difficult to accurately document...