by Alfred Poor | January 23, 2017 | General News, Health
One of the ways for a person to get a concussion is to suffer a blow to the head. Many sports — including “non-contact” sports such as soccer — can result in head impacts during the course of routine play. The problem is that not all impacts...
by Alfred Poor | January 20, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
What does finding pipes hidden in the walls of your home have to do with Health Tech? As we learned at CES 2016, the two are closely related. A company named Vayyar has created a 3D scanning system that relies on radio frequency (RF) emissions to see through walls and...
![CES 2017: Tablet Supports Home Health Monitoring [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/01/MobileHealth-MobileVitals.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | January 18, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
Remote monitoring of patient health is one of the most effective ways to identify and deal with conditions before they turn into expensive and potentially life-threatening situations. One important key is to make systems easy to use and unobtrusive, so that patients...
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by Bruce Brown | January 17, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
An Australia entrepreneur found a way for people with spinal injuries who have limited or no mobility to take trips, attend classes, lectures, and meetings using a game controller. Aubot’s Teleport telepresence robot can be controlled via the Chrome Browser, an...
![CES 2017: Sensor Shirt Has Many Uses [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/01/e-skin.jpg?resize=600%2C275)
by Alfred Poor | January 16, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Health
I often write about the need for wearable Health Tech devices to “disappear” into our lives. The more that users are required to make an active choice to use a device or fuss with maintenance tasks such as recharging, the more likely it is that they will...
