by Bruce Brown | March 4, 2016 | General News, Health
Chronic respiratory disease is a terrifying condition both individually and worldwide. When you’re short of breath even for a few seconds, it’s uncomfortable and often scary. Imagine how it would be to feel that way all the time. According to a report by...
by Bruce Brown | March 3, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
When I went for my annual physical just last month, a nurse gave me a memory test that included answering questions like the day of the week, the season, and the town we were in, copying a simple geometric shape, and recalling a short string of words. Perhaps for next...
by Bruce Brown | March 2, 2016 | General News, Health
Is it or isn’t it? Don’t be shocked by the image with this article. It isn’t a real ECG and cannot be used for diagnostic purposes. It is intended to be used as a business card for cardiologists. With the onslaught of clever, accurate, ever-lighter,...
by Bruce Brown | March 1, 2016 | General News, Health
The importance of getting a good night’s sleep for human health and happiness is stressed by both academia and the popular press. For some of us, however, sleep can be elusive. Noise — both familiar and unfamiliar — is a common sleep-robbing culprit....
by Bruce Brown | February 29, 2016 | General News, Health
Not all new Health Tech requires sensors, power sources, microcircuits, and smartphone apps. While devices that easily notch into the Internet of Things get most of the buzz lately, we also find devices that have no electronics at all. For example we recently...