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by Bruce Brown | January 24, 2017 | General News, Medical
Sometimes the same technology designed to help people extracts a high cost. It has long been established that when stroke or Parkinson’s Disease patients walk, they use more energy than healthy individuals: as much as 70 percent more. In the last 10 years,...
by Bruce Brown | December 6, 2016 | General News, Medical
Stroke rehabilitation is typically a lengthy, costly process. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year. In the Netherlands, strokes occur to 45,000 people annually. Worldwide the...
by Bruce Brown | June 3, 2016 | General News, Health
Siemens Corporate Technology in conjunction with the EU ACANTO (A CyberphysicAl social NeTwOrk) is developing a high-tech walker for the elderly. Called the FriWalk (for Friendly Robot Walker), the device has several functions to enhance the health and well-being of...
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by Bruce Brown | March 25, 2016 | General News, Health
As the market for Health Tech wearables and mobile apps moves out of infancy, the majority of products focus on broad metabolic measures such as heart rate, blood sugar, and blood pressure. Applications designed to monitor specific diseases or medical conditions in...
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by Alfred Poor | March 10, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
Parkinson’s Disease is a chronic, debilitating disease for which there is currently no cure, yet it affects seven to 10 million people worldwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ranks complications from the disease as the 14th leading cause...
