by Bruce Brown | March 28, 2018 | General News, Health
AliveCor’s KardiaBand scored twice in recent clinical studies. It’s uncommon for us to cover the same product twice in the same year, let alone the same calendar quarter. Here’s one of those exceptions that prove the rule. We wrote about the afib...
by Alfred Poor | March 26, 2018 | General News, Medical
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a common chronic heart condition characterized by an irregular heartbeat. According to CDC, about six million people in the U.S. have AFib; one in three will experience a stroke and one in four will have heart failure. Early diagnosis and...
by Bruce Brown | March 23, 2018 | General News, Health
On average, 23% of heart failure patients are readmitted to a hospital every year, according to a study published in 2016 in Progressive Cardiovascular Disease. About 5.7 million American adults live with heart failure (HF), a sizable number projected to increase to 8...
by Alfred Poor | March 23, 2018 | General News, Medical
Back pain is a major problem. Not only does it result in lost worker productivity, it also can lead to opioid dependence and abuse. As a result, healthcare professionals and other researchers are seeking alternatives to medication as a way to treat chronic pain. Five...
by Bruce Brown | March 22, 2018 | General News, Medical
We hear often about the distressingly high incidence of Type 2 diabetes in the U.S. In a 2017 report, the CDC estimated 9.4% of the population or about 30.3 million Americans have diabetes. The World Health Organization’s 2016 Global Report on Diabetes estimated...
