by Bruce Brown | October 26, 2017 | General News, Medical
Patient survival rate increases with faster treatment following a myocardial infarction, more commonly known as a heart attack. We wrote previously about CathMaps+, a mobile app that can give directions to the closest hospital with a cardiac catheter lab and stores...
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by Kimberly Houston | October 19, 2017 | General News, Health
Placing sensors on the body to measure respiration, heart rate and other important vital signs to monitor health and guide treatment is nothing new. To do so, however, the patient or health care professional has to stop what they’re doing and adhere the sensors,...
by Kimberly Houston | October 18, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
Monitoring biometric data like blood oxygen levels, heart rate, blood glucose, blood pressure, and other vital information is critical to providing effective patient care. Until the intervention of wearable health technology, collecting and interpreting this data...
by Kimberly Houston | October 12, 2017 | General News, Health
Maybe you got a fitness tracker like Fitbit and were eager to begin tracking your activity, exercise, sleep, and weight to improve your health. But like many Americans, you found it inconvenient to use and no longer wear it much. Or perhaps you have health issues that...
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by Bruce Brown | October 11, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
About one in ten babies born in the U.S. is delivered pre-term, before completing 37 weeks of pregnancy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest report on premature birth rates also states that babies’ brains, lungs, and liver...
