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'Cozy Bear' hackers victimize NIH; CDC provides vaccine preparedness funding

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Privacy & Security Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: 'Cozy Bear' hackers victimize NIH; CDC provides vaccine preparedness funding Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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CDC, FDA pause J&J vaccine; Mayo Clinic rolls out remote diagnostics platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: CDC, FDA pause J&J vaccine; Mayo Clinic rolls out remote diagnostics platform Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now: Primary topic: Quality and Safety.

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Who knows the current population and age distribution of older adults?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Examine the CDC life expectancy at birth – lamenting that two decades of growth in life expectancy at birth have been erased, either by Covid-19, drug overdoses, suicides or disease. million category tags: AgeTech , senior living , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , seniors and aging policy million) is aged 75+? million 27.2

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My ABCovid-19 Journal – Day 3 of 5, Letters “K” through “O”

Health Populi

The CDC reported in the aptly-named Morbidity and Mortality Report on this long-term care facility in late March, detailing cases among 81 residents, 34 staff members, and 14 visits. To that point, 23 people had died, CDC noted. The CDC defines “outbreak” as an epidemic that occurs in a limited geographic area.

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Poor information hobbles market perceptions about older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Yet the CDC data about older adult mortality is dated 2021 – and the health status answer? category tags: Generative AI , AgeTech , Aging, ageism Consider degenerative arthritis, osteoporosis, Parkinson’s disease, late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease. It's for the 65+.

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Digital literacy -- the required and moving target for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Consider the CDC definition of health literacy for individuals – “ find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. category tags: AgeTech , smartphones , robotics , AI and machine learning , VR/AR technology.

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Older adults and screen time – what’s it mean?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Correlated with the rise in screen time for the 60+ population, it’s no surprise that 41% of individuals aged 60+ have been identified as obese according to the CDC. Both CDC and the screen time data show that higher levels of education correlate with working past the age of 60 (Pew) and, not surprisingly, lower levels of obesity (CDC).

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