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by Bruce Brown | November 22, 2021 | Enabling Tech
One of the strongest arguments in favor of free weights over weight machines for strength training has to do with symmetry. The problem is that humans aren’t symmetrical. People with minimal asymmetry often can power through weight machine workouts without...
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by Bruce Brown | February 1, 2021 | Health
In the past, we’ve expressed our enthusiasm about mobile and wearable technology to monitor cardiac conditions. We wrote about research at the University of British Columbia with low-cost ultrasound transducers and potential medical applications in diagnosing...
by Alfred Poor | July 1, 2019 | Medical
If you follow technology news at all, it’s impossible to escape the 5G media frenzy. The new wireless standard promises to provide high-speed broadband data access everywhere, though there is plenty of confusion around just what 5G is or is not, and just when it...
by Bruce Brown | December 6, 2018 | General News, Medical
Poor patient compliance plagues medical practice, but pictures might help. A New England Healthcare Institute study in 2009 found that non-adherence to treatment plans cost up to $290 billion annually. Also, “those with low levels of adherence have almost twice...
by Bruce Brown | October 5, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
The Holy Grail for wearable technology may well be a reliable way to measure blood pressure without using a pressure cuff or similar device. A dependable and accurate system would be valuable for constant remote patient monitoring, both in clinical settings and at...
