New AI app uses ‘selfies’ to generate health diagnostics
By
Aaron Dorman
Jun 26, 2023
The Together app is the first program to use “generative AI” to record a variety of symptoms including blood pressure, heart rate and blood oxygen, according to Renee, the company that introduced it...
Four healthcare technologies senior living should prioritize in the coming years
By
Christine Birkner
May 25, 2023
A new report uncovers four healthcare technologies providers should prioritize over the next three to five years to help cut costs.
AI in medical imaging could exacerbate healthcare inequities, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
May 10, 2023
Artificial intelligence has been shown to have many benefits in the medical field including the potential for diagnosing and treating Alzheimer’s disease and other life-threatening illnesses.
Key to providing healthcare in senior living? ‘Just get started’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 06, 2023
Thinking about tapping into Medicare payment models to deliver healthcare to senior living residents? One expert has some rather stark advice.
AI model using health records predicts Alzheimer’s disease up to 5 years before diagnosis
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 01, 2023
A team of researchers designed an artificial intelligence system that can predict which individuals will develop Alzheimer’s disease up to five years before a diagnosis.
Studies highlight increasing dementia deaths, contributing factors to diagnosis and cognitive decline
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 16, 2024
More people are dying from dementia, and location and demographics are among the factors that may contribute to not only a dementia diagnosis, but also to how quickly someone will experience cognitive...
Amyloid probability score 2 has high diagnostic accuracy for Alzheimer’s disease
Jul 31, 2024
The diagnostic accuracy 73% for dementia specialists compared with 91% using the APS2.
Considerable proportion of seniors have asymptomatic valvular heart disease
Jul 16, 2024
In a recent study, the rate of prevalence of clinically significant valvular heart disease was 2.4%.
New laws increase public awareness, funding for dementia initiatives
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 09, 2024
Increasing public awareness of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, along with increasing services for people with diagnoses and their caregivers, are front and center in recent state initiatives...
Low incidence of delayed intracranial hemorrhage seen in seniors after head injury
Jul 03, 2024
No differences were seen in rates of delayed intracranial hemorrhage between those who have been versus those who have not been prescribed anticoagulants.