Dark Calls: The Other Side of Telemedicine

Dark Calls: The Other Side of Telemedicine

Telemedicine can bring medical specialty resources to primary care physician offices, improve access to medical care for people who live in remote or under-served areas, and enable post-discharge and rehab patient monitoring. Those are just a few of...
Soft Hands for Elderly Caregiver Robots [video]

Soft Hands for Elderly Caregiver Robots [video]

The world’s population is graying rapidly. According to the United Nations 2017 World Population Ageing report, in 2017 there were 962 million seniors 60 years or older, 137 million of whom were 80 or older. By 2050, the U.N. projects there will be almost 2.1...
Wearables Predict Falls [video]

Wearables Predict Falls [video]

Many seniors live in dread of falls. If you fall and break your hip, as my Mother did as we were leaving a restaurant in early February a few years back, you might not get home for months. My Mom didn’t go home until the end of May. As we wrote in June this...
Elderly Smartwatch for Free

Elderly Smartwatch for Free

As the smartwatch market matures, it should not be a surprise that the products are starting to differentiate. Different feature sets will appeal to different market segments, and manufacturers hope to establish a niche for their products. One niche market for...