![Single Device Gives Both TENS and EMS Treatments [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/11/MyTENS-with-video-600x273.jpg?resize=600%2C273)
by Bruce Brown | November 8, 2016 | General News, Medical
Electrical stimulation (e-stim) devices have different purposes. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) devices relieve muscle pain and tension by stimulating nerve pathways. Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) units relax, build, and strengthen muscles by...
![Smartphone App Helps Manage Health Data [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/11/bwell-health-records.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | November 3, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
The Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) has mandated many changes to the U.S. healthcare system. Two of these are the required use of electronic health records and the creation of patient portals that allow patients to access their information online. These...
![Track Basal Body Temperature to Monitor Female Hormone Levels [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/11/Femometer-with-video-600x272.jpg?resize=600%2C272)
by Bruce Brown | November 2, 2016 | General News, Health
Basal body temperature changes yield a lot of information about female hormone levels. According to Bongmi, Inc., the company that makes the Femometer, hormone changes two or three days after ovulation can cause a rise in basal body temperature (BBT) from 0.4 to 1.0...
![System Guides Healthcare App “Prescriptions” [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/11/Rx-Universe-smartphone.jpg?resize=600%2C274)
by Alfred Poor | November 2, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
One of the engines that powers the digital health revolution is the smartphone. Most of us now carry a power computer in our pockets, capable of performing a wide range of useful tasks. But there are more than 245,000 health-related apps in the Apple Store alone; how...
by Bruce Brown | November 1, 2016 | General News, Medical
Smartphone spectrometers that can detect cancer biomarkers exist, but previous versions have been inefficient and impractical for use in the field. According to researchers from the Washington State University School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, these...
