Concierge services and virtual care options can improve access to high-value specialty care: survey
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 26, 2024
Although most people who have serious condition diagnoses are open to a specialty care via telehealth, less than half of them end up doing so.
New app puts popular cognitive assessment tool onto smartphones
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 23, 2024
A new app allows users to take a rapid version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment on their smartphone, for early warning signs of dementia.
$4.1M to see if artificial intelligence can treat sleep apnea
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 14, 2024
Researchers at Mount Sinai in New York received a $4.1 million grant to study how AI can predict the progression of prolonged sleep apnea.
ChatGPT analyzes speech patterns to identify Alzheimer’s 87 percent of the time, researchers show
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 09, 2024
By reviewing speech patterns, ChatGPT was able to correctly identify Alzheimer’s 87% of the time, a new study shows.
Visionary Alzheimer’s forecasting software gets FDA approval
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 30, 2024
A newly regulated Alzheimer’s software tool offers clarity on whether the condition is likely to progress to dementia in someone with mild cognitive impairment.
AI-enabled neck patch ensures healthcare data won’t get stuck in patients’ throats
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 02, 2024
A new flexible patch that goes over a patient’s throat can collect data on dysphagia or respiratory issues.
Promising device concept screens for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s using electric, not chemical, biomarkers
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 17, 2023
A new portable device could test for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s from within nursing homes or other senior homes, researchers have revealed.
Too many false-positives throw accuracy of new Alzheimer’s blood test screener into doubt
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 30, 2023
A blood-test screener for Alzheimer’s that recently was released on the market may produce too many false positives, a new report warns.
CMS officially removes one-time restriction for Alzheimer’s PET scan coverage
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 17, 2023
Seniors covered by Medicare will now have expanded access to Alzheimer’s diagnostic PET scans after the CMS removed one-time restrictions.