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All of Sweden’s Hospitals Get Pocket-Sized Ultrasound

by Alfred Poor | August 14, 2018 | General News, Medical

Mobile medicine is advancing by leaps and bounds. One of the most important diagnostic tools available to healthcare professionals is digital imaging. Having the ability to peer safely inside a living body to identify injury or infection has transformed medical...

Virtual Assistants Allow Docs More Patient Time [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 27, 2018 | General News, Medical

Doctors don’t become doctors so they can fill out forms. Hundreds of thousands of physicians, nurses, and other clinical staff log massive amounts of time with documentation at the cost of patient time. The actual time spent on paper instead of with patients...

Wireless Sensors Power Rehab Progress [video]

by Alfred Poor | March 2, 2018 | General News, Medical

When a stroke victim goes through rehab, therapists monitor muscle activity, motion, vital signs, and more in order to track progress. One limiting factor is that the sensors require wires to carry their signals. This can be inconvenient in the clinical setting, but...

Health Tech Array Aids and Enriches Seniors [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 1, 2018 | General News, Health

The Baby Boomer population bubble following World War II lasted for 18 years of optimism from 1946 to 1964. The first Boomers turned 65 in 2011. The youngest cohort will cross the senior citizen threshold in 2029. This immense group of 75+ million individuals, raised...

Online Eye Exams and Prescriptions Become Available

by Bruce Brown | February 26, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical

According to a report published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division, vision care availability in the U.S. varies significantly depending on location. Each of the 50 states regulates vision care, determining...