by Bruce Brown | January 3, 2017 | General News, Health
In April 2016, in conjunction with World Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) made a call for global action to halt the rise in diabetes and to improve care for people diagnosed with the disease. According to the WHO, 422 million adults live with diabetes...
by Bruce Brown | January 2, 2017 | General News, Health
Even if you’re never had issues with getting enough sleep, parenthood changes your perspective of sleep overnight. Sleep has significance for both newborns and their parents or caretakers. Anything that can help newborns, babies, and toddlers sleep better and at...
by Bruce Brown | December 30, 2016 | General News, Medical
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) or obstetric hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality in most low-income countries, according to the World Health Organization. PPH is defined as the loss of 500 mls or more of blood in the first 24 hours following birth....
by Bruce Brown | December 29, 2016 | General News, Medical
No one needs reminders of incidents of terrorism, active shooters, or people trapped during natural disasters. With the ubiquity of cellphones, the biggest issue in getting medical care quickly to those in need isn’t communications, but access via ground...
by Bruce Brown | December 28, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
As we have noted before, 2017 will a huge year for hearables. Our interest is primed for devices with hearing assistance features rather than those targeted to people most interested in streaming audio quality or mobile communications… although there will be...