AI’s ‘impressive’ ability to make clinical diagnoses includes COVID patients
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 24, 2023
Two recent – but unrelated – studies tout AI’s potential to both diagnose and recommend treatment for diseases, including COVID-19.
Disabled community unloads at Senate hearing on access to government technology, websites
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 22, 2023
Legislators and guest speakers concluded during a hearing that there is still plenty to do to bolster compliance to the Rehabilitation Act.
Are filters and germicidal lights actually useful? New study hopes to clear the air about them
By
Kristen Fischer
Aaron Dorman
Nov 21, 2023
A new study says air filtration systems can’t stop people from getting viral infections, according to new research.
Nearly a third of nursing homes ‘abandon’ previously adopted technologies, study shows
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 17, 2023
Despite innovations, some 28% of nursing homes abandon technology over a two-year period from 2019-2021, a new study shows.
Senior living operators taking advantage of AI tools for infection control
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 26, 2023
A health tech company is installing its AI-enabled solution for infection control at 24 senior living facilities in Tennessee.
Experts strongly object to proposed telemedicine restrictions at DEA hearing
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 15, 2023
Access to telemedicine is not just beneficial but also vital in many parts of the US, doctors and other healthcare leaders argued this week before the DEA.
Online physical and mental rehab program improves quality of life with long COVID
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 14, 2024
Seniors with long COVID could benefit from an online treatment and rehabilitation program, according to new research.
Smartwatches still gathering valuable COVID, vaccine insights
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 31, 2023
Data collected from smartwatches shows that those vaccinated for COVID will have less severe infections, a German research team demonstrated.
New study shines a light on negative side-effects of certain UV light systems used in senior living
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 26, 2023
There is growing concern that even lower-level UV systems could produce harmful oxide compounds in the air, such as ozone, a new study shows.
COVID-19 virus no match for lasers, scientists find
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 11, 2024
A research team using lasers has found that specific wavelengths can do serious damage to either the RNA or protein structures within COVID.