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femtech — There have been gender disparities throughout the medical field for the longest time. Femtech has been attempting to combat this by providing services and products that cater specifically to women. What is Femtech? Femtech is the “software, diagnostics, products and services, that use technology to support women’s health”. The term […]

Femtech Defined

May 11, 2021 in Health / life / Uncategorized tagged femtech / fertility / menstrual care / pregnancy / sexual health / smartphone apps / Technology / what is femtech / women's health by Kayla Gonzalez

GMO mosquitoes — Everyone knows that mosquitoes spread potentially deadly diseases, especially those of us that live or grew up near coasts like myself, and the company Oxitec is trying to solve that issue by releasing 750 million GMO mosquitoes into Harris County, Texas and the Florida Keys. What Was Modified In The […]

GMO Mosquitoes Have Been Approved In U.S.

August 26, 2020 in Health / life / Medicare tagged gmo / gmo mosquitoes / government / mosquitoes / oxitec / Technology by Joe Manichia

We see fitness trackers all the time. Whether it be wearable tech, phone apps, or step counters. Fitness tech has become extremely popular over the last few years. Companies like apple and google are even integrating these components into most of their devices. Giving greater access to users. Recent studies […]

Wearable Tech; Implications On Health For The Future

February 14, 2020 in Health tagged health / health & safety / self-care / Technology / wellness by Jadon Sennet

risk of heart attack — A possible game-changing heart transplant method is on its way. Studies have been underway for years regarding “donation after cardiac death,” or DCD. This is a new way to use donor hearts from cardiac failure cases. However, DCD transplants with other organs have been done for years now. While still […]

New Heart Transplant Method

February 10, 2020 in Medicare tagged current events / health / heart health / Surgical Procedures / Technology by Emily Schellin

New Stroke Guidelines — Concerns regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI) are mounting, according to recent studies. This is due in part to the lack of testing on AI products already causing frightening errors to arise. IBM once boasted that its AI could “out-think cancer.” While bots are becoming increasingly smarter, can they overcome a fatal […]

Concerns Regarding Artificial Intelligence

February 1, 2020 in Health / life / Medicare tagged AI / Artificial intelligence / clinical trials / fda / health industry / Technology by Emily Schellin

Google Ascension — According to an investigation by the Wall Street Journal, Google has been collecting personal health data of millions of Americans in a partnership with Ascension – one of the country’s largest healthcare companies. Who is Ascension? Ascension Health is a faith-based, non-profit healthcare organization with over 2,600 clinics. This includes […]

Google Collecting Health Data On Millions Without Their Knowledge

December 14, 2019 in Health / life / Medicare tagged health / health insurance / Technology by Jenny McCann

Facebook continues its stride in the technology field, this time launching a new feature that helps suggest preventive health screenings. The new app called Preventive Health is now available on all IOS devices as well as Android devices. Working with recommendations from guidelines associated with the American Cancer Society, the […]

Preventive Health App: Facebook Offering Help To Manage Your Health

November 6, 2019 in Medicare tagged health / preventative health measures / senior fitness / Technology by Jadon Sennet

Fitbit Purchased By Google: Why This Move Makes Sense The parent company of Google, Alphabet, announced November 1st that they would be acquiring tech/fitness tracker Fitbit. Fitbit has made a name for itself as an activity tracker, wireless-enabled wearable technology device. It is able to measure data such as steps […]

Fitbit Purchased By Google: Why This Move Makes Sense

November 5, 2019 in Medicare tagged health / senior fitness / Technology by Jadon Sennet

Medicare Supplement E-Apps Taking Flight — Medicare Supplement E-Apps Take Flight Paper applications are slowly becoming a thing of the past. Electronic applications, or e-Apps, are revolutionizing the insurance game. Many carriers provide electronic applications because they pose several advantages, not only to insurance agents, but to you as a customer. One carrier that uses Medicare […]

Medicare Supplement E-Apps Take Flight

October 11, 2019 in Health / Medicare tagged current events / health insurance / Insurance Carrier News & Products / Medicare Supplement / Technology by Itzalina Cortez

Medical Alert Systems for Seniors We’ve all seen the ads on television with the phrase “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” As the baby boomer generation ages, sales of medical alert systems are increasing. The systems are wearable devices that can signal someone of an emergency in the […]

Medical Alert Systems for Seniors

February 8, 2018 in Medicare tagged health & safety / Medicare Advantage / Technology by Andrea Hektner