by Alfred Poor | May 4, 2015 | Medical
According to a report in the Financial Times (subscription required), Ford has given up on the development of a smart car seat that can detect a driver’s irregular heart rhythms. The idea is that the car could tell if the driver was incapacitated due to a heart...
by Alfred Poor | April 16, 2015 | Medical
A spin-off company from the University of Maryland is working to develop the world’s first wearable artificial lung. Breethe, Inc. has support from UM Ventures, which helps bring start-ups from the University of Maryland together with financial investors and...
by Alfred Poor | April 9, 2015 | Medical
When we think of wearable health technology, we often think of digital electronics and other complicated gizmos. But the technology can be much simpler and passive, and yet have a profound impact on the lives of people. For example, consider a new material developed...
by Alfred Poor | March 23, 2015 | Health, Medical
When healthcare professionals can track a patient’s vital signs and biometric data outside of a hospital or other clinical setting, outcomes are improved and costs are lower. Honeywell Life Care Solutions has just released the latest version of their Genesis...
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by Alfred Poor | March 17, 2015 | Medical
Our son is a surgeon, and I remember learning while he was in medical school that using a stethoscope is not a trivial skill. And when it comes to explaining a patient’s symptoms, it often becomes a challenging game of “did you hear what I heard?” As...
