by Bruce Brown | June 23, 2016 | General News, Health
The 2016 “The State of Wearables Today” Survey covers both fitness and health wearables. The results show that the most important feature is measurement accuracy, according to North Carolina biometric sensor developer Valencell and the MEMS & Sensors Industry...
by Alfred Poor | May 27, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
One of my favorite quotes (even though it is probably apocryphal) is the answer the notorious thief Willie Sutton gave to a reporter who asked why he robbed banks; “Because that’s where the money is!” If you follow the money, you can see where...
by Alfred Poor | April 14, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
According to the site Statista, nearly nearly four out five people in the U.S. have at profile on at least on social network. Unfortunately, it stands to reason that more than a few of these millions of people are sick with one illness or another. In many cases,...
by Bruce Brown | April 4, 2016 | General News, Health
[Photo credit: https://www.i-newmedia.com/media] As we’ve noted in other articles, more than one-quarter of the U.S. population report not getting enough sleep and 10% have insomnia according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We have...
by Bruce Brown | March 31, 2016 | General News, Medical
As recently as December 2015, we noted a divide between patient and physician eagerness to adopt telemedicine, with patients wanting it and docs not so sure. A more recent survey shows hospital administrators and medical personnel are changing direction and for many...
