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by Bruce Brown | April 2, 2020 | Medical
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have made gradual inroads in health and medical care. We noted a Cedars-Sinai study of VR used to reduce maternal labor pain. In late 2019 we wrote about StoryUP Studios’ Healium project that combines wearables...
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by Bruce Brown | March 1, 2018 | General News, Health
The Baby Boomer population bubble following World War II lasted for 18 years of optimism from 1946 to 1964. The first Boomers turned 65 in 2011. The youngest cohort will cross the senior citizen threshold in 2029. This immense group of 75+ million individuals, raised...
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by Bruce Brown | May 22, 2017 | General News, Health
The number of seniors in the U.S. continues to increase, according to research and a report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. By 2030, the number of people 50-and-over is projected to be 132 million, or about 20 percent of the population....
