by Alfred Poor | September 13, 2017 | General News, Health
Some people are paraplegics as the result of trauma to the spine. Their body still is capable of functioning, but the line of communications with the brain has been broken. Some researchers are trying to find ways to reconnect those broken connections. Others are...
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by Alfred Poor | May 10, 2017 | General News, Health
According to a new white paper from StrongArm Technologies and Intelex, industrial workers are starting to reap the benefits of wearable technology and the Big Data analytics that these devices generate. “The Ergo-Skeletons Are Coming!” starts by pointing...
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by Alfred Poor | February 16, 2017 | General News, Health
One of the key health indicators is blood pressure. It used to be that you had to go to a doctor’s office or clinic to get it measured, but now you can choose from a host of home blood pressure devices, some of which are even “connected” so that they...
by Alfred Poor | January 6, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
One of the most important features of any wearable Health Tech device is how the user interacts with it. For many devices, the most difficult task is developing a good means for the user to input commands. As a result, we’re always on the lookout for new...
by Alfred Poor | December 30, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical
In my last post, I highlighted some of the stories that got the most attention on the Health Tech Insider site this year. In this article, I’m going to call out the three most important developments in 2016, as I see it. FDA Becomes Friendly to Wearables: The...
