by Alfred Poor | October 26, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
Radio waves are part of the electromagnetic spectrum, occurring at frequencies lower than those of visible light. As the frequencies get higher, the wavelengths get smaller, which means that you need a larger antenna to capture lower frequency radio signals than you...
by Alfred Poor | June 19, 2015 | Health
According to some sources, as many as 100 million people in the U.S. suffer from chronic pain. This can be treated in a variety of ways, including medication, but these treatments are not always effective. NeuroMetrix is a spin-off from the Harvard-MIT Division of...
by Alfred Poor | May 28, 2015 | Medical
What can an Apple Watch do for patients in a clinical setting? Some hospitals are already trying to find out, according to an article by Dan Diamond for the Advisory Board. One hospital in New Orleans gave one to a patient with high blood pressure, as part of a...
by Alfred Poor | February 25, 2015 | Medical
One of the (many) modern miracles of science is the fact that doctors can now take human organs and transplant them into new hosts, which can greatly extend their lives. One of the details that does not get much play on television dramas, however, is that the host...