Each year more than 795,000 people in the U.S. alone experience a stroke, according to the Centers fir Disease Control. Although they kill 130,000 a year on average, strokes can also leave patients with diminished motor skills and the road to recovery can be slow. In this wearable Elite Eight matchup, a wristband developed by […]
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We just talked about how to move digital health beyond the healthiest people in the room. Many of the wearable companies who have survived to this round of the Wearables Sweet 16 are doing just that. Instead of tracking steps taken or floors climbed, these companies are aiming to diagnose breast cancer sooner, increase access […]
It’s really interesting to see how many of the wearables market companies in this Sweet Sixteen competition are developing technology that fills a medical need. Playtabase’s gesture control band is tackling this market head on based on the co-founder’s experience with a family member’s stroke. Thalmic Labs is more about pushing the boundaries of gaming […]