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by Alfred Poor | May 20, 2015 | Health
According to Global Eyesight Now, six out of 10 people in the world wear glasses or corrective lenses (or have had corrective surgery). For the majority of these people their days start by putting on a pair of glasses and end by taking them off. VSP Global is one of...
by Alfred Poor | May 6, 2015 | Health
One of the clever features of the new Apple Watch is that it can monitor your heart rate. The back of the watch housing contains green and infrared LEDs, paired with light sensors. The infrared lights are used to measure your heart rate every 10 minutes, and if that...
by Alfred Poor | April 20, 2015 | Medical
The HealthPatch is a wearable sensor designed to monitor a patients vital signs and track other information, such as physical activity, posture, and even fall detection. Made by Vital Connect, the wireless device has received FDA approval and has the potential to...
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by Alfred Poor | April 15, 2015 | Health, Medical
We have all sorts of sensors that we can embed in wearable Health Tech devices that can measure all sorts of important biometric data, including standard patient vital signs such as heart rate, heart rate variability, blood pressure, and blood oxygen levels. However,...
![Do-It-All Wearable Tracks Vitals [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/03/Vitaliti-sensor.jpg?resize=599%2C201)
by Alfred Poor | March 19, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical
The Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE is a competition to develop a portable, wireless device that can monitor and diagnose a person’s health. Named after the medical sensor device from the “Star Trek” series, the competition will choose three teams to share...
