Seniors, caregivers, have new and easier methods to monitor heart health — 5 innovations
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 07, 2024
Five new tools for heart health range from new implantable devices to novel tests that provide a view of one’s risk for an emergency.
Clinicians and caregivers must keep pace with new pacemaker tech available for seniors: study
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 06, 2024
A new survey classifies cardiac implantable electronic devices, or CIEDs, to account for advances such as leadless multi-chamber pacemaker models.
Sensor system, enhanced by AI, now predicts falls, analyzes use of spaces better
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 05, 2024
A fall detection sensor system has added an AI query tool for caregivers to learn how a senior living community’s layout affects residents’ mobility.
Big city (blue) lights: Urban light pollution could be speeding up age-related macular degeneration in...
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 23, 2024
Light pollution from urban areas can have a negative effect on eyesight by increasing risk of age-related macular degeneration, a study shows.
Staff training and sales support among best uses for AI in LTC settings, expert says
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 19, 2024
A new overview of artificial intelligence in long-term care from LeadingAge highlights some of the most valuable new AI tools and reaffirms AI’s role in admin work.
Ultrasound tech could allow for ultrafast Alzheimer’s treatment, study finds
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 09, 2024
Researchers have found a way to deliver Alzheimer’s drugs faster via focused ultrasound technology, a new study shows.
Healthcare leaders praise AI innovation but push for more transparency
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 04, 2024
Many healthcare leaders would prefer a cautious approach to setting rules for AI, but they also want transparency about AI-generated content.
As VR becomes a fixture of LTC community life, experts warn that providers must weigh drawbacks, limitations
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 03, 2024
But just because studies have gone easy on VR’s potential drawbacks doesn’t mean that concerns don’t exist, experts warn.
As RPM companies create new sensors, new data, senior care industry must catch up, exec says
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 02, 2024
Although many RPM innovations, such as using AI, are similar across companies, much territory is left to expand, one leader suggests.
New pill-sized device tracks users’ sleep from inside the body
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Aaron Dorman
Nov 27, 2023
Researchers have developed a new ingestible sleep monitor that measures vital signs as it moves through the digestive system.