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by Bruce Brown | April 11, 2019 | Health
The world’s population is graying rapidly. According to the United Nations 2017 World Population Ageing report, in 2017 there were 962 million seniors 60 years or older, 137 million of whom were 80 or older. By 2050, the U.N. projects there will be almost 2.1...
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by Bruce Brown | February 11, 2019 | Health
Robotics continue to find meaningful applications in health care. A.I.-empowered robots in a pilot program in Canada help reduce hospital emergency department wait times and VGo’s telepresence robot augments clinical staff access in a variety of healthcare...
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by Bruce Brown | July 16, 2018 | General News, Health
Wearables and other forms of new health tech for children are typically adult-facing devices. Parents, caregivers, or medical professionals understand, set up, and access data from the devices. The children benefit from and use the technology, but do not engage with...
by Alfred Poor | May 14, 2018 | General News, Health
People who have had limbs amputated often have the sensation of a “phantom” limb, but getting feedback from a powered prosthesis is a difficult challenge. Users need to know where their prosthetic hand is in order to make natural movements. It turns out...
by Bruce Brown | March 8, 2018 | General News, Medical
Lacking major changes, the ongoing U.S. healthcare crisis will continue. A lack of trained medical and clinical professionals, increased demand due to chronic diseases in the U.S., and our rapidly aging population worsen any chance of slowing the rise of healthcare...
