5 Years Ago
5 years ago, . . . an earthquake off the coast of Japan, . . . triggered a tsunami, and . . . a series of meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant. Kaori Suzuki's home is nearby, . . . determined to...
View ArticleSolar-Powered Sterile Box
"Sterile Box," bring's off-grid sterilization, to developing countries. Housed in a shipping container, the "Sterile Box" is made up of 2 rooms: . . . . . . Main room, where the 4-step sterilization...
View ArticleUnited Health Foundation: State Rankings
Explore the current edition of America’s Health Rankings® and . . . see how the states stack up against each other, . . . on major health measures. 5-27-2016 Source: United Health Foundation: State...
View ArticlePurple Potatoes
Researchers at Colorado State University (CSU), . . . have developed new varieties of purple potato, . . . that are much richer in antioxidants than traditional white and yellow varieties. They're said...
View ArticleSolar: Life-Saving Oxygen
Solar-powered oxygen concentrator system. Solar panels on the roof, . . . power the oxygen concentrator during the day, . . . which pulls oxygen from the air. Then after the sun goes down, . . ....
View ArticleTelehealth: A Dr. Makes House Calls?
TeleHealth: A Dr. makes house calls? . . . Making on-line-health-care, . . . as common as on-line-shopping.
View ArticleApple: Health?
Apple CEO Tim Cook, . . . has talked about a health product, . . . that could require approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Packed with sensors, that can collect data like . . . . . . Heart...
View ArticleDrone: Health Product Delivery
Zip, . . . is a small, autonomous aircraft with a cargo bay, . . . from Zipline, that has been using it to deliver: . . . . . . Blood, . . . . . . Vaccines, and . . . . . . Medicine, . . . to folks in...
View ArticleApple Could Release A New Gadget To Monitor You...
Apple, with sensors, could collect data like: . . . . . . Heart rate, . . . . . . Pulse, . . . . . . Blood sugar, . . . . . . other biometric statistics, and . . . make a video call appointment with...
View ArticleFollow The Money: Health Devices
$612 billion, . . . over the next 8 years, . . . is the global market for: . . . . . . Mobile communications devices, . . . . . . Wearable medical devices, and . . . . . . Remote patient monitoring...
View ArticleClean Water In 20 Minutes?
US Department of Energy's, . . . SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and . . . Stanford University, . . . trying to kill bacteria in tainted water, . . . have developed a sun-activated device that...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence In Healthcare
Frost & Sullivan, . . . predicted that artificial intelligence in healthcare, . . . will see a “dramatic market expansion” in the next couple of years, . . . with the potential to reduce the cost...
View ArticleCost Of A Cellphone Dr Consult?
With machines taking more of the work traditionally done by humans, . . . it’s only inevitable they’ll iron out the inefficiencies of health care. But we probably won’t see that first with hospitals or...
View ArticleHealth In Your Hands Babylon
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View ArticleAs Ubiquitous As Stethoscopes
as Ubiquitous as Stethoscopes https://www.youtube....h?v=bH-tLG5kHjs
View ArticleCan Ai Replace Human Doctors?
Virtual healthcare providers like Babylon Health, are combining their, . . . innovative means of accessing the doctor, (FREE smart phone App) . . . with Artificial Intelligence (FREE Huge Cloud...
View ArticleExtreme Heat
Heat kills by pushing the human body beyond its limits. . . . In extreme heat and high humidity, evaporation is slowed, and . . . the body must work extra hard to maintain a normal temperature. The...
View ArticleSmart Belt Watches Your Waist
"Welt," monitors the wearer's: . . . . . . Steps, . . . . . . Sitting time, and , . . . . . . Waist size. Syncing via Bluetooth 4.1 . . . to an iOS or Android device, . . . the Welt companion app, . ....
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