by Alfred Poor | April 20, 2015 | Health, Medical
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects a patient’s ability to walk. Unfortunately, the only assessment of their impairment usually happens during an office visit with their physician. More detailed information about day to day experiences could provide healthcare...
by Alfred Poor | April 20, 2015 | Medical
The HealthPatch is a wearable sensor designed to monitor a patients vital signs and track other information, such as physical activity, posture, and even fall detection. Made by Vital Connect, the wireless device has received FDA approval and has the potential to...
by Alfred Poor | April 16, 2015 | Medical
A spin-off company from the University of Maryland is working to develop the world’s first wearable artificial lung. Breethe, Inc. has support from UM Ventures, which helps bring start-ups from the University of Maryland together with financial investors and...
by Alfred Poor | April 14, 2015 | Enabling Tech
Sometimes it feels as though the wearable HealthTech universe is expanding at the speed of light. There’s a steady stream of new product announcements, new research projects, new applications, and new insights into the potential benefits. But it also seems that...
by Alfred Poor | April 13, 2015 | Enabling Tech
Some wearable HealthTech devices simply record data and wirelessly transmit it to some other device for processing, analysis, and reporting. The person wearing the device has little need to interact directly with it, relying instead on the user interface of some other...
