Not only do walking up stairs, moving around the house, and driving to a doctor’s office get more difficult as we age, but they also become more dangerous as our risk of falling increases.
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Background: Chronic wounds are predicted to increase within the aging population in industrialized countries. Patients experience significant distress due to pain, wound secretions, and resulting immobilization. As the number of wounds continues to rise,…
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Improving Virtual Care Services to Address Health Equity
Dr. Michael Ross, system chief medical information officer at Maine-based Northern Light Health, led a session about his health system’s experiences with “tightly integrating” telehealth to improve…
The following is a guest article by Laura Templeton, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at Compassus
There’s no denying that increased delivery of patient care in the home was accelerated by the pandemic. The…
Bent Philipson, Founder of Philosophy Care Have you ever envisioned a world where age doesn’t restrict exploration? Where do the boundaries of reality dissolve and everybody, young and old, have access to boundless opportunities?…
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Like many physician specialties, radiology is experiencing a labor shortage driven by burnout and an aging workforce. That is manifesting in various ways across the world — either as higher cost for reading images, long…
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National Council on Aging statistics indicate an estimated 39 million U.S. adults have obstructive sleep apnea while 936 million adults around the world are estimated to have mild to severe OSA. Because relaxed airways that are…
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Background: Smart home technology (SHT) can be useful for aging in place or health-related purposes. However, surveillance studies have highlighted ethical issues with SHTs, including user privacy, security, and autonomy. Objective: As digital technology…
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Revolutionizing Mental Health Support introduces a pioneering initiative by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Mynd Immersive to develop an XR mental health app for aging Vietnam veterans. Through a collaborative effort,…
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Working with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Mynd Immersive – a technology company that specializes in extended reality therapies for aging adults – will collaborate with VA Immersive, part of the VA’s Office…
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