A medical devices manufacturer might spend millions of dollars over several years improving an old hospital standby--a bedside monitor, say, which measures blood pressure, heart rate, or blood-oxygen levels, and which sounds an ...READ»
Ben Foss was a bright kid, but as a student, he struggled with
reading even the simplest text. Afflicted with severe dyslexia, he relied on
parents and tutors to read him his homework since the words on the page made
no sense to ...READ»
Ah, the New Year. Nothing says bright, shiny reboot like those perennial resolutions to "lose weight" and "stop using the stationary bike as a clothes rack." Happily, the Wii console has created a flourishing new fitness market. Here are our top picks from this year.READ»
It's a safe bet that one of your doctors has an iPhone. But what you may not realize is that he or she is using it as part of your overall treatment. From reading APGAR scores to x-rays, there is a fascinating array of health-care ...READ»
If there's one upside to the soaring cost of health care in the U.S., it's that Americans are improving their knowledge of world geography. In 2007, 750,000 U.S. patients traveled abroad for cut-price care; by 2015, Deloitte ...READ»
My fitness regime just got a whole lot easier to manage. Or at least that's the promise implicit in Philips' DirectLife program. The idea seems simple enough: Carry around a small piece of plastic every day for the next 12 weeks, ...READ»
Remember when the iPod made your music collection mobile, letting you access and sort your library from anywhere? Boston Scientific is on track to do the same thing with patient medical data, via an upcoming iPhone app. "It's all ...READ»
A sneak peek at GE's New York storefront envisioning the future of health care, as designed by Local Projects, Thinc Design, Urban A&O and Hyperquake.READ»
Philips DirectLife monitors your daily activity and attempts to translate it into a healthier lifestyle. Fast Company staffers take the $99 device, and its accompanying website, for a test-run.
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