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New technologies may mitigate fall risk – and just in time

Aging in Place Technology Watch

So many factors contribute to the risk of falling, including lower body weakness, balance issues, medications, and home hazards. Or Vayyar Care , touchless fall detection, or SafelyYou , recording the image and possible cause of the fall. . category tags: fall prevention, fall detection , AgeTech , baby boomers.

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Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond. Much like hospitals, imaging centers also suffered significant losses in 2020.

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Ten technologies that can help with fall detection in 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

"A hearing aid feature, Livio AI benefits from the anatomy and physiology of the human body. Since hearing aids are worn on the head, they are naturally less prone to mistake daily activities for falls than the devices worn on other parts of the body." category tags: fall prevention, fall detection. Learn more at Starkey.

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Allurion: first HealthTech IPO of 2023 via SPAC with Compute Health

Lloyd Price

The company's clinical trials have shown that people who use the balloon lose an average of 20% of their body weight. Additionally, the company has been criticized for its high price tag. Effective: The Allurion Gastric Balloon has been shown to help people lose an average of 10% of their body weight.

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Type 1 Diabetes Can Wear You Down

Insulin Nation

The bright, kaleidoscope of childhood is replaced with a blur of hospital images: doctors frowning with concern and talking in low, serious voices; nurses looking at you like you were the walking dead; endless medical tests; waiting rooms and gurneys behind curtains; and, of course, the needles. Your tummy hurts and your dry skin is flushed.

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Type 1 Diabetes Can Wear You Down

Insulin Nation

The bright, kaleidoscope of childhood is replaced with a blur of hospital images: doctors frowning with concern and talking in low, serious voices; nurses looking at you like you were the walking dead; endless medical tests; waiting rooms and gurneys behind curtains; and, of course, the needles. Your tummy hurts and your dry skin is flushed.

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WhatsApp, Messaging Apps and the future of Digital Health in the UK

Lloyd Price

Health and care teams are using non-compliant messaging technologies, such as WhatsApp and Facebook Groups, to share confidential health and care information on a daily basis, despite clear guidance from NHS Digital and other professional bodies that only compliant technologies must be used.