by Bruce Brown | September 26, 2016 | General News, Health
Did Dad eat today? How long Sally sleep last night? Did John take his medication? How much time did Susan spend sitting versus moving around during the day? Did Jim fall anytime in the last month? These are just some of the questions caregivers, family, and...
by Bruce Brown | September 23, 2016 | General News, Health
Fatigue can have dangerous consequences. For many of us, coffee, sugar, exercise, and stretching come in handy to help us stay alert, productive, and focused. If I fall asleep at my desk, my productivity will lag. For anyone operating machinery, driving, piloting, or...
by Bruce Brown | September 21, 2016 | General News, Medical
It has taken a while for wearable tech to move beyond early adopter gadget status to significance in medical research and healthcare. The clock appears to be speeding up. An announcement by Intel Corporation and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries of a collaboration to...
by Bruce Brown | September 20, 2016 | General News, Health
Eyeglasses, the original Health Tech wearable, may soon take on additional roles. Today those of us who wear glasses do so to correct impaired vision and to protect our eyes. VSP Vision Care has designed eyeglass frames with embedded sensors that have immediate...
by Bruce Brown | September 19, 2016 | General News, Medical
The initial divide between consumer wearables and clinical medicine may be shrinking. A group of medical and technology entities in the United Kingdom launched a model that integrates wearable Health Tech with medical data and clinical care. The focus on epilepsy was...