by Bruce Brown | November 9, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
Healthcare providers and insurance companies weigh various factors when faced with “Go” or “No-go” care decisions. Along with decidedly subjective factors such as quality of life, longevity, and emotional implications, objective cost...
by Bruce Brown | November 8, 2017 | General News, Medical
The days when a country doctor hitched up a draft horse to a carriage to rush off in the snowy night to respond to a medical emergency are behind us. Now we have first responders and telemedicine. We’ve written about the HiRO telemedicine disaster drones that...
by Bruce Brown | November 7, 2017 | General News, Medical
From surgery theaters to hospital parking lots and beyond, mobile and wearable health tech hardware developments and apps play ever-widening roles in the complex wellness and medical worlds. Sensors in exoskeletal appliances assist mobility and balance, and remote...
by Bruce Brown | November 6, 2017 | General News, Medical
If you were making a list of difficult field diagnoses for deadly diseases, pneumonia would be at or near the top. UNICEF reports that “pneumonia kills half a million children under five in sub-Saharan Africa each year.” According to Dr. Mark Young, UNICEF...
by Bruce Brown | November 3, 2017 | General News, Health
Obesity rates in the U.S. remain high and are edging higher in spite of more than a decade of warnings. The most recent CDC statistics show that more than one third of all U.S. adults are obese. Despite the growing evidence of health threats related to obesity,...
