Introduction: Globally, hypertension is considered a public health problem affecting over 1.3 billion individuals of which 60% need reminders to take medication to achieve adherence, optimal blood pressure and avert complications. Literature shows electronic short message reminders (eSMS) improved medication adherence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Internet of Health Things (IoHT) is a broader version of the Internet of Things. The main goal is to intervene autonomously from geographically diverse regions and provide low-cost preventative or active healthcare treatments. Smart wearable IMUs for human motion analysis have proven to provide valuable insights into a person's psychological state, activities of daily living, identification/re-identification through gait signatures, etc.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Amyloidosis is an uncommon disorder characterized by the extracellular deposition of amorphous and insoluble proteins in an abnormal fibrillary configuration. Mammary amyloidosis is an unusual and easily overlooked diagnosis with an ambivalent presentation that could mimic breast cancer.
Case Report: We here report the case of 60-year-old Caucasian woman who presented to our surgical oncology department for clinically and radiologically suspicious breast mass.