by Bruce Brown | August 11, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) acts as the gatekeeper for commercial sales of medical technology in the U.S. If products fall under the agency’s umbrella, the registration and certification requirements prior to FDA clearance or approval take...
by Bruce Brown | August 10, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
If you go to the hospital or your doctor’s office with a problem, you can generally expect to get weighed, measured, and have your temperature, pulse, and blood pressure taken. If you have a complaint with no readily apparent answer, you know what comes next:...
by Bruce Brown | August 9, 2017 | General News, Health
Even Republicans and Democrats agree that hearing loss is a major health and wellness issue in the U.S. According to the Hearing Loss Association of America, 1 in 5 people report having some level of hearing impairment. Among adults 65 and older, 1 in 3 have hearing...
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by Bruce Brown | August 8, 2017 | General News, Health
Obesity and related conditions reign as the number one U.S. health threat. According to the Centers of Disease Prevention and Control, in 2014 36.3% of the U.S. adult population was obese, up from 30.4% in 2002. Losing weight and keeping weight off are separate...
by Bruce Brown | August 7, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wearable health tech to reduce hearing loss ticks many of the boxes as an ideal health tech opportunity. Hearing happens when external sound waves convert to electrical signals deciphered by the brain. Auditory data stimulus, transmission, and analysis let you tell...
