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by Bruce Brown | May 29, 2017 | General News, Health
High blood pressure is tragically common in the U.S., where 75 million or 1 of every 3 adults has the condition according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). People with high blood pressure — or hypertension — are at greater risk of...
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by Alfred Poor | February 15, 2017 | General News, Medical
A standard ECG produces a series of line graphs that healthcare professionals can “read” to diagnose irregular heart rhythms. In some cases, however, this data is not detailed enough to document the actual sequence of events involved in an abnormal...
by Alfred Poor | February 6, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
The eyes may be the windows on the soul, as the old saying goes, but it turns out that the voice may be an effective window on your physical body. Your spoken words may provide valuable data that can be used as a non-contact way to diagnose disease, even remotely over...
by Alfred Poor | October 20, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
One of our favorite themes here at Health Tech Insider is how the “quantified self” movement is going to produce mountains of Big Data that can be mined to find useful correlations. This will lead to earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment of...
by Alfred Poor | October 19, 2016 | General News, Medical
One of the most accurate ways to measure heart activity is by measuring electrical impulses. This is why chest bands with electrodes tend to be more accurate than optical sensors worn on the wrist. Accuracy can be of critical importance in clinical settings where...
