Online platforms that let nurses pick and choose which facilities they work for are an effort to combat the nursing shortage. The platforms, however, have benefits and disadvantages for all parties involved...
Hearing screening ups awareness of hearing loss, hearing aid use
Jul 22, 2022
The findings show the importance of routine audiometric testing in older adults, the authors say.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink says brain-to-computer interface has FDA approval for clinical trial
May 26, 2023
The device would be surgically implanted into patients’ brains, with the idea that it would connect with computers to decode brain activity.
Augmented reality can add another dimension to seniors’ smartphone literacy, researchers show
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 12, 2024
Researchers have developed a new augmented reality program for older adults that is meant to help them use smartphones.
Radio sensor could reduce frequency of seniors’ heart emergencies, hospitalizations
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 21, 2024
Researchers at Cornell are working on a radio-based too that can detect heart and respiratory problems, in lieu of wearables.
AI leading to new high-level breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s research
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 14, 2023
Two recent studies highlight AI’s role in Alzheimer’s and other diseases: finding new genes and analyzing protein images.
Researchers optimistic that AI could soon help identify where in brain stroke damage has occurred
By
Aaron Dorman
Apr 02, 2024
AI shows promise in being able to pinpoint brain lesions, based only on patient health history and neurological exams, a new study showed.
Medicare Diabetes Prevention telehealth program expected to continue through 2023
By
John Roszkowski
May 02, 2023
The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program’s telehealth capabilities will not cease when the public health emergency is allowed to sunset in nine days, allowing program providers more time to resume in-person...