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by Alfred Poor | January 18, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
Remote monitoring of patient health is one of the most effective ways to identify and deal with conditions before they turn into expensive and potentially life-threatening situations. One important key is to make systems easy to use and unobtrusive, so that patients...
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by Bruce Brown | January 16, 2017 | General News, Health
A significant percentage of older adults live alone. According to Age UK and the U S. Institute on Aging, nearly half of adults 75 and older live alone in the U.K. and U.S. Older adults who live alone often have trouble remembering to take medication,...
by Alfred Poor | January 2, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical
Happy New Year! Last year was a big year for wearable Health Tech and related digital health products and services, and I expect that the pace of growth will be even faster in 2017. The entire wearable industry is the product of the synergy created by the development...
by Bruce Brown | December 22, 2016 | General News, Health
Senior citizens prefer to live in their own homes. According to a 2012 AARP survey, 90 percent of seniors plan to stay in their own homes for the next five to ten years and 85 percent are confident they can do so without making big changes to their homes. In the face...
by Alfred Poor | December 16, 2016 | General News, Medical
Digital communications have opened the door to innovative advances in medical treatment. Telemedicine refers to systems that let healthcare professionals and patients interact remotely, which can save time and expense compared with having to travel to a doctor’s...
