Augmented reality can add another dimension to seniors’ smartphone literacy, researchers show
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 12, 2024
Researchers have developed a new augmented reality program for older adults that is meant to help them use smartphones.
Bladder up! Baseball’s back and so are smartphone apps for seniors with bathroom problems
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Aaron Dorman
Apr 12, 2024
To address older men’s bladder problems, developers have come up with an app-exercise combo that reduces symptoms.
This robot comes with snacks: Delivery model is a stress reliever for busy staff, admin says
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Aaron Dorman
Dec 06, 2023
Two mobile robot units introduced to LTC sites in Ohio have helped reduce the staff burden by delivering food and snacks to residents.
Radiation therapy in mice and men helps treat heart failure, researchers find
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Aaron Dorman
Dec 01, 2023
Radiation therapy for cancer could soon be used to help treat patients with heart failure as well, new research demonstrates.
Congress and agencies to tackle transparency in healthcare AI, despite mixed industry reactions
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 06, 2023
Federal agencies and Congress are both taking further steps to regulate AI and curb issues that have already started to emerge.
Upcoming dining software platform puts meal-service innovation on the long-term care menu, companies...
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 25, 2024
A new LTC dining operating system aims to combine tools like menus and nutrition with delivery logistics, all onto one platform.
Old age against the machine: Experts offer some robo-pessimism over prospect of more bots in LTC
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 25, 2024
Despite stories that senior living and care robots are proliferating, the promise of such technology has been overstated, according to a new report.
To better trust AI in healthcare, consumers want to better know the digital ‘man behind the curtain’
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 30, 2024
Healthcare consumers continue to lack trust about where AI tools are getting their data from, according to new survey results.
Socks for seniors are getting smarter, could help prevent falls
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 16, 2023
Separate companies in the US and the UK recently announced product expansions for “smart” socks that are aimed at the senior market.
Early infection detection device, newly OK’d for broader markets, could be ‘game changer’ for seniors,...
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 06, 2023
The US Food and Drug Administration gave clearance recently for a wearable device whose software capabilities are designed to detect early signs of infection.