For stroke victims, new mobile ambulance brings emergency room tech to patients, wherever they’re found
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 31, 2023
A mobile ambulance for stroke victims help almost a third of patients with early resolution of symptoms, a recent study shows.
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.
Digital health summit recognizes ‘breakthrough’ winners for key innovations
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 11, 2023
Recent winners of HITLAB’s Innovators Challenge include a virtual care program for chronic inflammation and a dance-pairing startup.
Non-invasive brain tech joining drug solutions among emerging Alzheimer’s treatments
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Aaron Dorman
Dec 07, 2023
Memory functions of people living with Alzheimer’s disease can significantly improve from twice-daily, long-term use of brain stimulation, new research shows.
EHR discrepancies led to extra time and resources spent on already-dead patients, study shows
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Aaron Dorman
Dec 06, 2023
Due to an issue within state law, some patients in CA listed in EHRs as living with a serious illness actually were dead, according to data.
Smorgasbord of health tech innovations presented in Finland; country’s senior centers reaping benefits
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 03, 2023
Many emerging healthcare technologies aimed at seniors were on display at Finland’s recent Radical Health Festival.
Sensitivity study shines a light on how Alzheimer’s patients could benefit from carefully managed sleep...
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 01, 2023
Light therapy could be a vital tool for people living with Alzheimer’s to manage or slow the disease, a new study shows.
Telehealth may not be as thrifty as many think, researchers find
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 13, 2023
While expanding virtual health options offers a number of benefits to patients and providers, the assumption that telehealth will universally lower costs may be overstated, experts caution.
Providers get help with move-in process, occupancy rates, identifying resident risk thanks to tech start-up
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Aaron Dorman
Nov 01, 2023
One new digital health platform, Savoy Life, has created a bundle of products for assisted living, including tools for LTC occupancy.
Smartphone apps validated as method for detecting Alzheimer’s, new study shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Apr 02, 2024
A smartphone app with memory tests did just as well detecting MCI as when seniors took an in-person medical examination, new research shows.