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by Alfred Poor | November 1, 2016 | General News, Health
One of the pivotal experiences for expecting parents is when they hear their unborn baby’s heartbeat for the first time. For many, this is a moment when it sinks in that they are bringing a new life into this world. In general, they get to have this experience...
![Cut That Out! Wearable Tracks Compulsive Habits [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/10/Liv-by-Habitware-with-video-600x269.jpg?resize=600%2C269)
by Bruce Brown | October 25, 2016 | General News, Health
Do you pull or play with your hair, bite your nails, put your hand on your chin, pick at your skin, or have other meaningless behaviors? You may not even be aware when you’re doing them, but they can be distracting and send the wrong messages to other...
by Alfred Poor | October 21, 2016 | General News, Health
The “quantified self” strategy only works if you have a way to quantify the self. Wearables — including smart watches — offer a handy way to collect such data, but these tend to be fairly expensive and not everyone sees them as a necessity that...
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...
![Monitor Your Home’s Vital Signs with Netatmo Healthy Home Coach [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/10/Healthy-Home-Coach-with-video-600x277.jpg?resize=600%2C277)
by Bruce Brown | October 18, 2016 | General News, Health
Most of the Health Tech we write about, especially the wearable devices, use biometric sensors to measure, track, and report individual metrics. Some devices monitor one measure, such as blood glucose, body temperature, or heart rate. Other units use multiple sensors...
