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by Bruce Brown | April 11, 2019 | Health
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...
by Kimberly Houston | February 1, 2018 | General News, Medical
A hospital stay usually involves being attached to a host of medical devices. But how useful is all that data, really? The FDA recently approved a new method of analyzing data to reduce preventable hospital deaths, which are estimated to number 400,000 yearly in the...
by Alfred Poor | September 25, 2017 | General News, Health
The number of U.S. seniors aged 65 or older topped 50 million in November 2016. By 2020, this number is expected to grow to nearly 55 million. According to AARP, about 34 million people in the U.S. provided unpaid care to adults aged 50 or older in 2015. Our country...
by Alfred Poor | September 5, 2017 | General News, Health
Seniors represent a growing portion of our population, and one of the most pressing needs is to find ways to help them continue to live independently yet safely. Caregivers and family members need to be able to monitor seniors for sudden or gradual physical or...
by Alfred Poor | July 21, 2017 | General News, Health
Fitness bands have become very popular in recent years (though many seem to end up in a kitchen drawer after a few months). But what if you’re not so interested in fitness, but would rather track other health and wellness factors? Do these devices have any...
