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Ten Technologies for Aging and Health from CES 2024

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Approximately 200 million individuals globally suffer from lifelong, incurable hand tremors (Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor), greatly diminishing their quality of life. This device scans a person's face, including the blood vessels beneath the skin, and based on the collected data, identifies signs of dozens of diseases.

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Side effect: Covid-19 Should Close Remaining Older Adult Tech Gap

Aging in Place Technology Watch

And 90% of hospitalized patients identified through COVID-NET had one or more underlying conditions, the most common being obesity, hypertension, chronic lung disease, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. category tags: covid-19 , Aging technology , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , smartphones, cell phones.

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Bonus Features – October 30, 2022 – 46% of Americans have gone into debt paying medical bills, 41% say retail and virtual care experiences are disjointed, and more

Healthcare IT Today

ixlayer launched self-testing kits for Vitamin D, Lyme disease, sexually-transmitted infections, and thyroid function. Linus Health published research in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience validating its tool for assessing biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease. Clinical pharmacy service provider Aspen RxHealth launched its payer platform.

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Five Covid-19 Technology and Health Blog Posts from April 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

And 90% of hospitalized patients identified through COVID-NET had one or more underlying conditions, the most common being obesity, hypertension, chronic lung disease, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. category tags: covid-19 , Seniors , Aging , senior living.

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Herpesyl Review

mHealth Watch

It is a painful disease that can affect the oral or genital area of an individual. There was no permanent and feasible solution available to this disease until the introduction of Herpesyl to the market. It shields the body from diseases and viral infections. It is tagged as a non-GMO product. I felt miserable.

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The T1 Female Heart: Avoiding Heart Disease in Your Life

Insulin Nation

As a young or newly diagnosed woman with type 1, it can be disheartening to look at the stats associated with T1D and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The fact that so many people with diabetes end up with heart disease despite stellar blood sugar control only adds to that feeling of powerlessness. Make exercise time your time.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

Healthcare IT Today

For instance, researchers found higher rates of cardiovascular diseases and poor outcomes among people today whose neighborhoods were redlined in the 1930s. Another report from CODE calls for better tagging of data with SDoH. SDoH data can help us identify and help these people—perhaps even before they have diagnosable diseases.