by Alfred Poor | March 9, 2015 | Medical
This may sound familiar; a company is working on creating a smart contact lens that can continuously measure an individual’s glucose levels. No, it’s not Google. Medella Health in Kitchener, Ontario is also working towards the same goal. Founded by...
by Alfred Poor | March 9, 2015 | Fitness, Health
Many people agree that wearable Health Tech devices will have a huge impact on the health and wellness of millions of people, both in terms of individual data and of aggregated information about larger populations that can lead to new insights about prevention and...
by Alfred Poor | March 3, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical
Along with the rapid growth in wearable Health Tech devices, there has been a parallel growth in the conferences and exhibitions devoted to this and related markets. One worthy of note is the Connected Health Summit to be hosted by the industry research firm, Parks...
by Alfred Poor | February 27, 2015 | Health, Medical
Another day, another health survey showing that Americans are ready to embrace technology when it comes to their healthcare, including wearable Health Tech devices. This time, it is the fifth annual “Pulse of Online Health” survey by Makovsky Health and...
by Alfred Poor | February 17, 2015 | Medical
Salesforce commissioned an online survey by Harris Poll last month, and has now released the results in their “2015 State of the Connected Patient” report. It provides a mix of encouraging and disappointing news, but little of it is surprising and the...