by Bruce Brown | April 20, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Implantable Health Tech devices such as defibrillators and pacemakers can be life savers, but come with their own technical issues. If we’re going to be implanting medical devices to regulate, control, assist, measure, and monitor vital body functions, fast and...
by Alfred Poor | April 8, 2016 | General News, Health
The media has given a fair amount of attention to the problem of blue light disrupting our normal circadian rhythm, making it more difficult for some people to fall asleep after reading portable displays or watching television. Apple has introduced a new Night...
by Alfred Poor | April 1, 2016 | General News, Medical
Why is the ocean blue? And what does that have to do with premature babies? The ocean is blue because water acts like a color filter, absorbing the red portion of the spectrum, and reflecting back shades of blue. The fact that different substances absorb different...
by Alfred Poor | January 9, 2015 | Fitness, Health
One of the most important vital signs in clinical settings is the oxygen saturation level (SpO2) of a patient’s blood. It doesn’t matter if you’re breathing and your heart is beating if the oxygen isn’t getting to your blood and being...
by Alfred Poor | July 9, 2014 | Fitness
A spin-off from Nokia, PulseOn has developed a new heart monitor. Unlike traditional designs, the wrist-wearable device does not require a separate chest strap. And the PulseOn has been demonstrated to be as accurate as a standard ECG machine. One key to its accuracy...
