Light and sound therapy may fend off memory and cognitive damage for chemo patients
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 08, 2024
A combination of light and sound therapy may be able to counteract the problems in the brain caused by chemo, new research shows.
An unforgettable experience: some puzzle games could help maintain high-level memory for seniors, study...
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 15, 2023
Playing digital puzzle games could improve seniors’ memory ability to be on par with people in their 20s, a new study shows.
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.
When it comes to virtual reality, imagination often trumps innovation, research finds
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 28, 2023
When it comes to virtual reality, programming advances in the tech may not be as important to users as what they bring themselves: their imagination.
Too many false-positives throw accuracy of new Alzheimer’s blood test screener into doubt
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 30, 2023
A blood-test screener for Alzheimer’s that recently was released on the market may produce too many false positives, a new report warns.
New AI tools can help with hiring, property analysis, senior care analytics giant says
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 08, 2024
NIC MAP Vision AI has been launched to help streamline or expedite a variety of tasks typically considered time-consuming for LTC operators.
Healthcare spending more on tech, but still needs better infrastructure to catch up
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 29, 2023
Many healthcare companies are planning on adding new digital technology over the next few years, although they may not have the infrastructure for it, research shows.
AMDA leadership weighs in on DEA’s telehealth medicine rules debate
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Jessica R. Towhey
Aaron Dorman
Aug 10, 2023
The DEA may re-evaluate its rules on prescribing controlled substances via telehealth appointments, following a deluge of 38,000 public comments on the initial rulemaking.
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.
ChatGPT not reliable as tool for urology queries, new research shows
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 28, 2023
When asked common medical questions patients might query a physician about urinary complications, the popular chatbot ChatGPT fell far short of clinical standards,