by Alfred Poor | December 15, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
Digital electronic technology has made modern medical miracles possible. We now have “smart” connected devices that can be implanted inside our bodies to provide tracking and treatment for a variety of chronic conditions and diseases. But this technology...
by Bruce Brown | October 27, 2016 | General News, Medical
If you’re going to have a heart attack, you might want to plant to have it in Seattle. Earlier this year we wrote about PulsePoint, a service that connects with local 911 emergency call networks to alert CPR-trained citizens nearby when someone has a sudden...
by Alfred Poor | October 24, 2016 | Fitness, General News, Health, Medical
It should come as no surprise that interest in wearable technology has been rising rapidly in recent years. According to the analyst firm IDTechEx, however, we ain’t seen nothing yet. In a recent report, the company estimates that sales for all wearable products...
by Alfred Poor | September 20, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
The enticing appeal of “the quantified self” centers on the idea that if we knew enough about enough factors for enough individuals, we could discover all sorts of useful insights into how we can help people stay healthy. Pool all that information into one...
by Alfred Poor | May 27, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
One of my favorite quotes (even though it is probably apocryphal) is the answer the notorious thief Willie Sutton gave to a reporter who asked why he robbed banks; “Because that’s where the money is!” If you follow the money, you can see where...