by Alfred Poor | February 21, 2020 | Medical
Diabetes is a chronic condition in which the body fails to properly regulate blood sugar levels. Treatment often involves finger pricks to measure glucose levels, followed by insulin injections to maintain the desired range. This approach has many inconvenient,...
by Bruce Brown | January 4, 2019 | Medical
Restenosis is the technical term for the re-narrowing of the arteries. It is one of the most important factors in managing cardiac patients who have undergone angioplasty to open narrowed or blocked arteries. Restenosis usually occurs within three to 12 months after...
by Alfred Poor | January 3, 2019 | Enabling Tech
I often talk about how health tech wearables ultimately will have to “disappear” into our lives. This means that you don’t have to remember to put on the device or pick it up, you don’t have to remember to recharge it, and you don’t need...
by Bruce Brown | December 27, 2018 | Health
Opioid overdoses continue to tear apart our communities. There were 70,237 drug overdose deaths in the U.S in 2017, according to the CDC, of which 47,600 were opioid overdoses. West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and Kentucky had the highest rates of...
by Alfred Poor | December 15, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
One of our favorite topics related to wearable health tech devices is the question of control. How can you create a user interface that is easy to use but that does not require complex or intrusive equipment. We’ve covered smart garments and touch pads and...