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by Alfred Poor | February 16, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
One of the most tragic injuries is damage to the spinal cord; the result can be paralysis that leaves the victim trapped forever in a body that will not respond to commands to make it move. When the connection between the brain and body is broken, it is nearly...
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by Alfred Poor | February 10, 2016 | General News, Health
Wearable technology comes in a variety of shapes, sizes, and levels of complexity. Perhaps the most complex are the powered prosthetic limbs that aim to replace the functions of human hands. We’ve written about other projects (such as the open-source HACKberry...
by Alfred Poor | February 8, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
I know that I’m a vocal proponent of how connected Health Tech devices — whether they are wearable or not — can have a big impact on the effectiveness of treatment, on healthcare costs, and on patient outcomes. The question remains whether or not...
by Alfred Poor | January 25, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
XYZprinting is a company that has been making waves with its low-cost 3D printers. At CES 2016, a portion of their booth was taken up by another branch of the company, XYZlife, which is developing wearable Health Tech sensor modules and smart clothing. One key...
by Alfred Poor | January 22, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
Wireless wearable sensors are going to transform the world of health and medicine by delivering useful data about our bodies to intelligent systems that will watch out for early signs of problems. And that future has become a lot closer, thanks to a new system by...
