by Alfred Poor | March 17, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
The problems involved in keeping a heart disease patient alive are complex and interconnected. Keeping a heart beating can require muscular, electrical, and medicinal treatments. A pacemaker by itself is not enough, nor are pharmaceuticals. Researchers at Tel Aviv...
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by Bruce Brown | March 11, 2016 | General News, Health
Falling is serious business for anyone, but particularly for senior citizens. According to Nymbl Science, falling is the most common cause of accidental death among adults 65 and older. Seniors visit emergency rooms because of falls every 17 seconds. According to the...
by Alfred Poor | March 4, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
It’s no secret; health insurance costs are a serious problem for a large number of U.S. citizens and employers. Wearable Health Tech offers the potential to lower these costs by providing more information about individuals and communities as a whole. Small...
by Alfred Poor | March 2, 2016 | General News, Health
“Where’s Waldo?” is a lot of fun; you get to pore over detailed pictures trying to spot the familiar red and white striped shirt. If you’re in charge of a hospital or managed care facility, however, “where’s the patient?” is...
by Alfred Poor | February 23, 2016 | Fitness, General News, Health
The Quantified Self: it’s a major goal of the wearable Health Tech industry. If we knew more about the bodies of more individuals and their health outcomes, we could detect disease sooner, discover which treatments are truly most effective, lower healthcare...
