by Kimberly Houston | October 10, 2017 | General News, Health
Early detection of skin cancer can drastically improve patient outcomes. Scheduling a quick appointment with a dermatologist every time a skin abnormality appears, however, may keep us from seeing a doctor about it. Now a Miami-based health tech company is developing...
by Bruce Brown | August 10, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
If you go to the hospital or your doctor’s office with a problem, you can generally expect to get weighed, measured, and have your temperature, pulse, and blood pressure taken. If you have a complaint with no readily apparent answer, you know what comes next:...
by Alfred Poor | February 8, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
“We’ll have to wait for the lab results to come back.” Chances are good that if you’ve had any contact with the healthcare system beyond simple wellness checkups, you’ve heard this line before. Perhaps even more than you care to remember....
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by Alfred Poor | May 5, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
The future of wearable Health Tech devices is closely tied to the development of new materials. As we try to link living organisms more closely to digital electronics, we will need all sorts of flexible materials that are bio-compatible and capable of performing...
by Alfred Poor | September 2, 2015 | Medical
The vocabulary word for today is “optogenetics.” It refers to a process that uses light to control living neurons that are light-sensitive. The neurons contain photosensitive proteins, either through selective breeding or through the use of viruses that...
