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by Alfred Poor | May 28, 2015 | Fitness, Health
Bellabeat has just announced the LEAF, a wearable Health Tech device designed for women. It is a pendant design that can be worn as a necklace. It also can be clipped onto clothing, or even worn on the wrist as a bracelet. The device runs for up to 6 months on...
by Alfred Poor | May 26, 2015 | Health, Medical
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” That’s the idea behind Medicare’s reimbursement for chronic care management (CCM), including non face-to-face services. The concept is that improved patient adherence to treatment instructions...
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by Alfred Poor | May 25, 2015 | Medical
When patients suffer a spinal cord injury, they often become paralyzed as their brain is no longer able to communicate with the muscles in their body. Robotics hold the promise of replacing the functions of a person’s limbs, but the problem of controlling...
by Alfred Poor | May 21, 2015 | Medical
Atrial fibrillation (AFib or AF) is a condition that causes an irregular heartbeat rhythm. The irregular beats can cause decreased blood flow, and raises the chance of blood clots forming. Patients with AFib are at increased risk for a variety of other complications,...
by Alfred Poor | May 20, 2015 | Enabling Tech
A little smudge of carbon could make a huge difference in wireless Health Tech devices. Researchers at the University of Manchester in England have developed a way to print graphene antennas that could lead to low-cost, flexible antennas for everything from RFID tags...
