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One last look at 2022's important changes before CES

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This was discussed earlier in the year – devices that were only compatible with 3G networks were being phased out. For older adults, that included the following potentially obsolete categories: Medical alert devices (fall detectors, communicators, etc.), If an older adult us impacted, the older device stops working.

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Ten technology offerings for older adults from CES 2021

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TouchPoint is the companion of another CarePredict product called Tempo, which is a wearable device, similar to a watch or wristband, designed to track subtle changes in a senior’s daily activities and behavior. WellBe Medical Alert. Learn more at CarePredict. iCardioGuard. Learn more at ITRI. The Core Kit. Learn more at FallCall.

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

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In July, Tim Cook apparently did not want to get into the world of FDA regulation. In this new watch, both the ECG feature and fall detection have received FDA clearance within 30 days of applying, startling some observers who noted that closer to 150 days was more typical for a medical device.

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Narrowing the price gap between hearing aids and PSAPs

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The FDA wants you to understand that it regulates hearing aids – which it defines as helping the medical condition of hearing loss. The FDA then observes “ sound amplifiers for consumers with no hearing loss who want to make environmental sounds louder for recreational use.“ category tags: hearing loss. Recreational ?

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Four Technology Health and Aging Blog Posts from September 2018

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Not just because of the calendar, but because of the pace of return to California dreamer and tech breathless launches and device announcements , Facebook’s 50 million user data breach – the usual. So Optum acquires DaVita Medical Group and Humana acquires Kindred Healthcare. September always seems like a short month.

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Sampling technology for managing diabetes

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A survey of technology offerings reveals a plethora of apps and information sites, not to mention devices that are part of the diabetes management equation. Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs): Beginning in 2016, the FDA began approving Continuous Glucose Monitors. There are also a variety of Medic alert offerings for Type 1 diabetics.

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Bloodless Monitoring, Implantable Insulin, and More!

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Over the years, there have been reports of researchers working on bloodless laser glucose monitoring, and each report ended with researchers saying they hope to improve accuracy of the laser device. Swiss university researchers have created an implantable device (for T1D mice) which can release insulin when diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) occurs.

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