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by Alfred Poor | July 7, 2016 | General News, Medical
At first glance, the device shown in this picture resembles a robotic prosthetic that might help patients move their hands. In fact, the device is passive and is designed to accurately measure a patient’s hand motions, right down to individual fingers. This is a...
by Alfred Poor | July 1, 2016 | General News, Medical
Patients with chronic lung disease often have difficulty clearing their airways. Secretions build up in the smaller passages, reducing lung effectiveness. Under normal conditions, a person can cough to dislodge this material, but many patients lack the strength or...
by Alfred Poor | June 29, 2016 | General News, Medical
As wearable and mobile health tech devices become more accurate and more affordable, a whole new world of affordable healthcare opens up. Through “telemedicine” operations, patients don’t have to spend time traveling to a doctor’s office or...
by Bruce Brown | June 1, 2016 | General News, Medical
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced FDA approval of a prescription drug implant to fight opioid addiction. Opioid addiction is a problem of epidemic proportions, from street drugs such as heroin and more commonly from prescription drugs. Greater...
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by Bruce Brown | May 27, 2016 | General News, Health
Blood alcohol content (BAC) monitoring is not the same as taking a breathalyzer test or even drawing blood to determine BAC. Monitoring keeps a record of alcohol content over time; a blood test or breathalyzer only gives a BAC score for one moment in time....
