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by Bruce Brown | November 7, 2022 | Health
Most wearable biosensor technology stories involve wrist-worn or handheld technology, but Swanholm Technology AB’s Connected Safety Vest is much larger. Originally developed to aid truck driver safety, potential applications for Swanholm’s AI-driven vest...
by Bruce Brown | August 15, 2022 | Health
Falls among older adults are common, costly, and, much too often, fatal. The CDC’s 2019 statistics on older adult falls include 3 million falls that required emergency department visits and $50 billion in annual medical costs, 75% paid by Medicare and Medicaid....
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by Bruce Brown | January 14, 2021 | Health
We’ve written about smart fall detection systems for elderly people numerous times. In 2015, we covered Simple Wearables’ SimpleWave, a passive wearable to detect falls and send alerts including both the incident and the strength of impact to care...
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by Bruce Brown | March 8, 2019 | Health, Medical
Hearing loss affects about 15% of U.S. adults 18 and older, about 37.5 million people, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). The incidence of hearing loss increases with age, topping out at 50% of people 75 and...
by Alfred Poor | October 8, 2018 | General News, Health
As the smartwatch market matures, it should not be a surprise that the products are starting to differentiate. Different feature sets will appeal to different market segments, and manufacturers hope to establish a niche for their products. One niche market for...
