medical equipment

The Janes family will continue collecting wheelchairs, crutches, and walking boots well after the Project Mend drive, until August or September of next year. Project Mend will hold a city-wide equipment drive this Saturday at San Antonio’s Wonderland of the Americas Mall.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he wants all Americans wearing wearable health monitoring technology within the next four years. Wearable devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers surveil health metrics like heart rate, blood pressure and glucose levels. How helpful is that info and how private is it?

For veterans who need things like wheelchairs, walkers, and artificial limbs, getting them from the Department of Veterans Affairs can be a difficult,…