Health Reading List | October 23, 2015 |
Startup Highlight: Mindful Scientific
Mindful Scientific has a device that gives clinicians a more accurate reading for concussions. The standard of care is woefully medieval, so it's no wonder that they recently won the WSJD Live Startup Show Case.
There are some other pretty technologies trying to solve this issue, but Mindful Scientific is certainly the furthest along.
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