Health Tech
Emerging research, products, and human factors
As of 2016, there were more than 165,000 health and wellness apps available though the Apple App Store alone. According to Rice University medical media expert Kirsten Ostherr, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates only a
… READ MOREA new report shows the number of doctors in Alberta is growing and so too is the cost. Rockyview Hospital expansion project 2005 to 2011, Calgary AB. Stantec and CANA By Slav Kornik, Global News September 28, 2017 Numbers from the
… READ MOREThe Alberta Health Services board has approved a $459-million deal with a U.S. technology giant to equip the health authority with an advanced clinical information system. Dr. Verna Yiu, president and CEO of Alberta Health Services.
… READ MOREA vibration-based therapy trial in Auckland could help young people with cerebral palsy. Aucklander Luke Torrens Kelly, 14, was one of 40 people with cerebral palsy, aged 11 to 20, in a new trial that showed vibration therapy
… READ MOREThere’s an app for just about everything now. From social media to games, it’s changed the way we communicate. And that couldn’t be truer for this week’s Kylies Kid. Joe has many friends at his middle school, a busy social
… READ MORETodd Stabelfeldt is a busy man these days. When not traveling all over the country delivering powerful speeches like “Convenience for You is Independence for Me” — at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose last
… READ MOREDevice measures swollen limbs faster, more easily than other methods. A portable scanning device produces a 3D reconstruction of swollen legs caused by lymphatic filariasis, a disease that infects millions globally. Researchers at
… READ MORENot just parks but also streetside trees and lawns could have health benefits, study suggests. In Japan, they call it shinrin-yoku – literally, “forest bathing.” Here, we might just call it a walk in the park. Either
… READ MORETemple occupatonal therapy students work to design a new wheelchair tray for Eddie at HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy. Working with cardboard, the students are able to create quick and inexpensive solutions customized to
… READ MOREUAlberta research gives new insight into healthy brain development. Recent research discoveries in the development of brain disorders could pave the way to new therapies for treating seizures, and even some children with autism, says
… READ MORENewtownards woman Rachel McBride tells Stephanie Bell how she has overcome her serious disability to gain international recognition as an artist and launch two innovative businesses, the latest of which is inspired by her baby
… READ MOREAt the Disability Rights Legal Center fundraiser gala this past weekend in Los Angeles, Apple was presented with DRLC’s Business and Technology Award for their accessibility work, and Infinite Flow – A Wheelchair Dance
… READ MOREQuébec spends $200 more per person than the rest of Canada to provide prescription drug coverage to everyone in the province, finds new research that could inform plans for a nationwide universal drug plan. Benny Lin, flickr
… READ MOREPatients can track symptoms, share data right from their phone. For some diseases, a simple blood test is all that’s needed to estimate severity or confirm a diagnosis. Not so for multiple sclerosis. With an iPhone app called MS
… READ MORESwitched-on seniors. Involving end–users in the design of new technology has worked wonders for older Australians. Swinburne researchers developed an iPad-based, picture-frame system that allows older people to receive photographs
… READ MOREDigital health data are rapidly expanding to include patient-reported outcomes, patient-generated health data, and social determinants of health. Measurements collected in clinical settings are being supplemented by data collected in
… READ MOREWorking with a scribe significantly improves physicians’ overall satisfaction, satisfaction with chart quality and accuracy, and charting efficiency, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in the Annals of Family
… READ MOREFeeling of stiffness may mean something else is going on in the back. With lower back pain being the leading cause of disability worldwide affecting approximately 632 million people, it is important to examine mechanisms associated
… READ MOREKavita Krishnaswamy is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) working with Dr. Tim Oates. She is both a Ford Foundation Predoctoral and National Science Foundation Graduate Research
… READ MORESee you Friday, Oct 6 at 6pm Eau Claire Market Plaza in downtown Calgary. This FREE family event will feature entertainment, vendors, food trucks, and lots more! Princesses and superheros! Entertainment provided by G~Wave, Mr. Rayz,
… READ MORESee you Saturday, September 30, 2017 – 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Marlborough Park Community Association – 6021 Madigan Dr NE, Calgary AB. The transition from children’s services to adult services for youth with a disability can be
… READ MOREA physical therapy approach known as neurodevelopmental treatment can improve shaking but not movement in children with cerebral palsy, according to a South Korean study in the Journal of Physical Therapy Science. Neurodevelopmental
… READ MOREAt a symposium in Cape Town, South Africa, an orthotist demonstrated his technique for treating balance issues in patients with peripheral neuropathy using ankle foot orthoses (AFOs), and a team of researchers theorized about
… READ MOREStudies suggest that ankle foot orthoses can improve balance in some individuals, so it might seem logical that they would also help prevent falls. But the medical literature has yet to reveal a direct connection between AFOs and
… READ MOREA group of designers has made a virtual reality system that lets people push a real wheelchair through a virtual world. Fjord, a design and innovation consulting company, began the system as an “empathy project” with the intent of
… READ MOREIn a small office in the heart of Burnaby, BCIT Prosthetics and Orthotics Program Head, Jason Goodnough is strapping a tiny, blue helmet onto the head of 9-month-old baby Alfred. Don’t worry, this baby isn’t about to attempt any
… READ MORERegister for these programs, and more, in Calgary and Edmonton – Cerebral Palsy Association of Alberta Art–FUNdamentals 2017 Participants will explore different materials and art making techniques, such as pencil on paper and
… READ MOREAbout 20 young Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) patients with cerebral palsy or other physical challenges had the opportunity to go horseback riding recently, an accomplishment many “didn’t realize they could achieve,” as one
… READ MOREMobility influences the ability of children with cerebral palsy (CP) to carry out self–care activities independently, a finding that could help in the designing of treatment plans and improved development, new research from South
… READ MOREIt all started with a run — uphill, and against traffic. Sandra Alfonzo was taking her daily jog in Prospect Park two summers ago, training for another marathon, when she saw a boy about 6 years old in a wheelchair being pushed
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