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...
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by Alfred Poor | May 10, 2017 | General News, Health
According to a new white paper from StrongArm Technologies and Intelex, industrial workers are starting to reap the benefits of wearable technology and the Big Data analytics that these devices generate. “The Ergo-Skeletons Are Coming!” starts by pointing...
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by Bruce Brown | April 25, 2017 | General News, Health
Hip fractures among people over 65 can be difficult to recover from. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year 600,000 people in the U.S. are hospitalized with hip fractures. Of those cases, 95% are caused by falls, usually sideways....
by Alfred Poor | April 5, 2017 | General News, Health
The statistics about seniors and falling are sobering. One in four older adults fall each year in the U.S., but half do not seek medical care. Still, every 11 seconds another senior arrives at an emergency room for treatment of injuries sustained in a fall. Every 19...
by Bruce Brown | March 21, 2017 | General News, Health
Sound isolating headphones can enhance your enjoyment and immersion when you’re listening to music, audio books, or other content. Whether at home, at work, outside, or driving in your car, however, being cut off from audible warnings can be dangerous to you and...
