by Bruce Brown | July 25, 2016 | General News, Medical
It’s still early days for 3D printing in health applications but advances are coming fast. We’ve written about 3D printed prosthetics for hands and arms, orthotics, teeth, and cranial bones for a child. A 68-year-old man from Indiana now has a lower...
by Bruce Brown | May 17, 2016 | General News, Health
Tremors are more common than you might think. The condition Essential Tremors affects approximately 10 million people in the U.S., according to the American Academy of Neurology. Tremors are also a symptom of a wide range of diseases and conditions including...
by Alfred Poor | November 17, 2015 | General News, Medical
One of the many miracles of modern dentistry is the use of dental implants to replace teeth lost to injury or disease. These permanent replacements get colonized by the body’s own cells, incorporating them into the patients’ jaws. The problem is that...
by Alfred Poor | July 10, 2014 | Enabling Tech, Medical
Hearing aids have made life far more convenient for people with impaired hearing. They are one of the most common forms of wearable Health Tech devices, and continue to improve at an amazing rate. Miniaturized digital processing has made it possible to create...