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by Bruce Brown | April 19, 2017 | General News, Medical
Military veterans and civilian amputees may soon benefit from a new type of prosthetic that helps them swim. According to the Congressional Research Service A Guide to U.S. Military Casualty Statistics, as of June 2015, there were 1,645 veterans with major limb...
by Bruce Brown | April 18, 2017 | General News, Medical
Patients who survive strokes and transient ischaemic attacks (TIA) can take anticoagulant medication that is highly effective at reducing the risk of recurrent strokes. Unfortunately, adherence to taking the medication is low. A University of Cambridge School of...
by Bruce Brown | April 17, 2017 | General News, Medical
Avoidable hospital readmissions threaten healthcare quality. Unlike most businesses, hospitals don’t like to see customers return for more service. Medicare fines hospitals when readmission rates exceed specified levels, to make sure that hospitals have...
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by Bruce Brown | April 14, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wheelchairs and mobility assist device development appears to be speeding up. Research and study projects by engineers and medical professionals keep tweaking the component technologies. Last year we wrote about SoftWheel’s in-wheel suspension system, the ReWalk...
![Health Tracking Added to Fitness Wearable [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/04/Garmin-Vivosmart-with-video-600x280.png?resize=600%2C280)
by Bruce Brown | April 13, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Health
“It’s a candy mint. It’s a breath mint. It’s two, two, two mints in one.” Garmin’s Vivosmart 3 isn’t a mint. It can, however, be viewed in the same light as Certs mints in the late 60s television ads. We generally don’t...
