by Alfred Poor | August 9, 2018 | General News, Health
What disease affects nearly 50 million people worldwide, with nearly 10 million new cases diagnosed each year? This disease costs more than $1 trillion each year when you factor in all the direct and indirect costs. The answer is dementia, and these numbers are...
by Bruce Brown | January 16, 2018 | General News, Health
We’ve covered wearables that detect UV exposure several times. The positive correlation between UV overexposure and skin cancer prompts some people to cover up or slather themselves with sunscreen while others choose to stay out of the sun as much as possible....
![Wristband Gives First Responders Complete Medical Record [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/07/Wrixo-with-video-600x280.jpg?resize=600%2C280)
by Bruce Brown | July 18, 2017 | General News, Health
Wearable health records are not a brand new concept. We’ve written about Code4Armour’s wearable device, a wristband that costs $20, plus you pay $48 a year for the subscription service. We also covered Khushi Baby, a pendant worn on the neck distributed in...
![3D Printed Stretchable Tactile Sensors [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/3D-Printed-tactile-skin-sensors-with-video-600x275.png?resize=600%2C275)
by Bruce Brown | May 11, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
There’s something about ink on skin that intrigues people. A cross-cultural phenomenon that has lasted at least since Neolithic times, tattoos have served a wide range of purposes, not just as personal adornment. We’ve written about several tattoo...
![Cronovo Smart Watch, A Noah’s Ark Health And Fitness Wearable [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/12/Cronovo-with-video-600x271.png?resize=600%2C271)
by Bruce Brown | December 5, 2016 | General News, Health
It’s tough to imagine wearing a kitchen sink on your wrist, but in the interest of acceptance of the smart watch as a viable platform, manufacturers are stuffing as many functions as they can into wrist-borne wearables. As a case in point, the Apple Watch Series...
