by Bruce Brown | January 12, 2017 | General News, Health
As wearable Health Tech takes off, we’re seeing many new devices, applications, and enabling technologies introduced and proposed advance the field and offer more options. The bottom line question remains, “How does this product, service, or technology...
by Bruce Brown | January 11, 2017 | General News, Health
Patients with chronic diseases or conditions who need frequent biometric checks often must reside in medical facilities for regular readings by healthcare staff. Pulse oximeter fingertip sensors take one-time readings of the oxygen saturation of a patient’s...
by Alfred Poor | January 10, 2017 | General News, Health
As we reported last month, the FDA won’t enforce regulations requiring exams and prescriptions for hearing aids. And we predicted that we will see a lot of innovation — and perhaps even lower-priced products — to help people with impaired hearing in...
by Alfred Poor | January 9, 2017 | General News, Health
One of the big themes that emerged from CES 2017 was the fact that wearable Health Tech products can not just spew out measurements without regard to their accuracy. “Clinical grade” data is now the table stakes in the wearables game, as more companies...
by Bruce Brown | January 2, 2017 | General News, Health
Even if you’re never had issues with getting enough sleep, parenthood changes your perspective of sleep overnight. Sleep has significance for both newborns and their parents or caretakers. Anything that can help newborns, babies, and toddlers sleep better and at...