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Ten technologies from the 2018 Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit

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Implantable stroke monitor for high risk atrial fibrillation to reduce time to treatment after an ischemic stroke. category tags: baby boomers , mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth , Family caregivers , VR/AR technology , voice/AI technology. More accurate lung cancer diagnosis by enabling live visualization of the airways.

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The Apple Watch and Fall Detection – What’s it Mean?

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Interestingly, 70% of cases of atrial fibrillation are among the 65+ population. category tags: Mobile PERS , wearables, smart watch. Healthcare observers are concerned that false positives from ECG readings could propel people unnecessarily to already-overloaded Emergency Rooms. Let’s talk about fall detection.

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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

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Type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, stroke, and chronic wounds are seven diseases where technology has been used to manage care for patients with promising results. Preferred functionalities to manage remote care.

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Four Technology Health and Aging Blog Posts from September 2018

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Interestingly, 70% of cases of atrial fibrillation are among the 65+ population. category tags: healthcare , Seniors , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Healthcare observers are concerned that false positives from ECG readings could propel people unnecessarily to already-overloaded Emergency Rooms. Read more here. Read more here.

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Highlighting Eight Technologies from the 2019 Market Overview

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KardiaBand provides accurate and instant analysis for detecting atrial fibrillation (AF) and normal sinus rhythm in an EKG. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , hearing loss , wearables, smart watch , vehicle/transportation technology-services. cleared, clinical grade wearable EKG.

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The most-read tech and aging blog posts from 2019

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Interestingly, 70% of cases of atrial fibrillation are among the 65+ population. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , aging in place , seniors and aging policy , tech-enabled home care. To date, the Apple Watch may have been of greatest interest to 40 year old males. Whatever happened to Tech-Enabled homecare?

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Recapping the most-read blog posts from 2018

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Interestingly, 70% of cases of atrial fibrillation are among the 65+ population. category tags: hearing loss , Voice First/AI technology , wearables, smart watch , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Does Apple really want the 65+ population to buy an Apple watch?

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