by Alfred Poor | May 26, 2017 | General News, Medical
Patients who have experience a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) often experience an irregular heartbeat due to paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). This condition places the patient at higher risk of another stroke or TIA, but it can be difficult to detect...
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by Alfred Poor | May 19, 2017 | General News, Health
One of the recurring themes here on Health Tech Insider is that the path for success for wearable devices is to add features and do more. Take sleep sensors as an example. Most of them track your motion while you sleep, and some will also track heart rate. From this...
by Alfred Poor | May 17, 2017 | General News, Health
Many couples across the U.S. and around the world want to have children but they struggle with getting pregnant. There are many products that purport to detect peak fertility for prospective mothers, but many — such as basal temperature systems — are...
by Alfred Poor | May 15, 2017 | General News, Medical
Telemedicine helps deliver medical care to under-served populations. We tend to think of under-developed regions or sparsely populated rural areas as being the primary targets for these services, but there’s another population that can benefit from remote access...
by Alfred Poor | May 8, 2017 | General News, Medical
Healthcare workers in underdeveloped regions struggle to diagnose and treat even basic illnesses and conditions. One prime example is pneumonia, which is the leading cause of death for children under the age of 5 years old. Doctors and healthcare workers in poor areas...
