Company’s digital product assessments start with diabetes, muscle pain tools
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 10, 2023
A new health/tech institute is ready to start assessments for digital products, beginning with diabetes and musculoskeletal disorders.
Cinderella bots? Senior living communities can cut costs by automating cleaning process, company suggests
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 13, 2023
A new robotic cleaning model can help senior living operators handle staffing shortages and keep caregivers working with residents.
Researchers develop AI tool to diagnose sleep apnea
By
Christine Birkner
May 25, 2023
A new artificial intelligence tool for diagnosing sleep apnea could make a difference for senior living operators.
‘Exceeding expectations’: Robot ElliQ speaks for lonely seniors
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 02, 2023
Ninety-five percent of the seniors users of a certain tabletop robot said that it made them feel less lonely.
Weak science underpins most fitness apps for frail seniors, experts warn
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 13, 2024
Many fitness apps for seniors, especially those with frailty, are “poorly adapted” to the target market, new research shows.
Artificial intelligence helps identify loneliness in older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 08, 2020
A new study is revealing how artificial intelligence technologies provide a novel way to analyze speech patterns in older adults to identify loneliness, something occurring with frequency during the coronavirus...
Virtual assistant, how do I help residents keep enjoying life as they grow older?
By
Stelios Zygouris
Mar 09, 2023
Lately, everyone is talking about artificial intelligence, or AI, and how it will transform our lives. Self-driving cars, algorithms that analyze our health data to provide personalized medicine and diet,...
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Robo-dentistry? New AI model can identify gingivitis, help seniors’ dental care
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Aaron Dorman
Jun 22, 2023
A new study tested an AI model’s ability to recognize gingivitis, or gum inflammation, and found that the model identified various symptoms, such as redness and swelling, with 90% accuracy.
Third-party data tracking the latest FTC target in telehealth privacy push
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 25, 2023
The FTC and US HHS issued a joint statement last week warning about websites and apps whose tracking tech could violate rules.