by Bruce Brown | May 9, 2018 | General News, Medical
Diabetes can lead to nerve damage in the feet, an unwelcome but not uncommon related condition called diabetic neuropathy. Significant complications can result from having no feeling in your feet; the worst and most dreaded of which is lower limb amputation....
by Bruce Brown | December 26, 2017 | General News, Medical
How do you recognize true pioneers? They’re the ones with arrows in their backs. Early tech adopters fully expect glitches, bugs, and even the occasional failure or system reboot. Innovative medical tech doesn’t work like that, thank goodness. After...
by Kimberly Houston | November 1, 2017 | General News, Medical
It’s an unfortunate truth that many of us know someone with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This is no surprise since AD is the most common form of dementia, affecting more than 5 million individuals in the U.S. This number is expected to triple by 2050, according to the...
by Bruce Brown | October 3, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Biometric scanning for facility access and computer login isn’t new. Iris scans, fingerprint readers, and more have featured in films and real-world applications for decades. We previously wrote about Imprivata’s patient ID system that uses infra-red...
by Alfred Poor | August 17, 2017 | General News, Medical
MRI scans are one of many modern medical miracles; they let healthcare professionals create 3D images of the insides of a patient’s body. The technology is not without its risks and limitations, however. The acronym stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging; strong...