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by Bruce Brown | January 25, 2018 | General News, Health
Single-purpose wrist, pendant, or pin-on emergency alert devices have been available for decades. Smartwatches paired with smartphones running health and wellness apps are commonplace. In a further step for wearable alert products, Shenzhen-based mobile device...
by Kimberly Houston | January 17, 2018 | General News, Medical
Nearly all fitness trackers and smart watches track heart rate, with serious athletes and weekend warriors alike using them to train. Turns out, there’s much more some wearable devices can do when it comes to heart health, including saving lives. Atrial fibrillation...
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by Bruce Brown | December 22, 2017 | General News, Health
Falls are the leading cause of death from injury for people aged 65 and older. Longer lifespans, a growing 65+ population proportion, decreasing bone density with age, and the preference of many older people to age independently at home add up to an increasing need...
by Bruce Brown | November 27, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
In a world where cybersecurity concerns outweigh the threat of nuclear weapons, authentication technologies simultaneously present the greatest frontline challenge and opportunity. Fingerprint, facial recognition, and iris scan security breaches demonstrate the limits...
by Bruce Brown | November 10, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
Already one of the top diabetes management systems worldwide, Informed Data Systems’ One Drop blood glucose testing kit and smartphone app keeps diabetic patients and their care teams informed. When we wrote about One Drop in February 2017, the system’s...
