Experts say that designing technology for everyone and creating customization features for smaller populations are key in making better solutions for seniors.
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The tool, developed by UK fertility company Apricity, converts information on age, BMI, alcohol and smoking to predict fertility among women.
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The study was conducted with four of Taiwan’s leading diabetes clinics from April to July 2020.
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LifeBridge Health's executive director of innovation and research, Pothik Chatterjee, talks about the health system's efforts ahead of Accelerate Health's second episode.
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The announcement comes a few months after Medtronic acquired the InPen device's original maker, Companion Medical.
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Deerfield Management Company and Optum Ventures led the Series A funding round.
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The Amazon Alexa Care Hub connects a senior's personal assistant device to a caretaker's mobile app, and includes activity alerts, emergency contacts and other communications features.
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Talkspace president says this is the first acquisition, but expects it won't be the last.
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The company currently boasts over 27 million monthly active users.
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Both companies will explore digital health business in developing countries and collaborate with international funders on new projects and business models.
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The solution to aid medication adherence has launched in The Netherlands.
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Also Proximie adds new CTO and chief commercial officer, and Cleo adds Karin Ajmani to its board.
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The service will let clinicians see in real-time where there is a bed open for patients.
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Delirium is common among older adults after undergoing an operation and has an incidence rate of up to 87%.
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Now available in public preview, the offerings are designed to help organizations and individuals pull clinically-relevant insights from large volumes of free text housed in medical records.
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World Wide Web founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s startup, Inrupt, launched the enterprise version of its secure web platform this week.
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The partnership will leverage on Holmusk’s GlycoLeap platform to help patients achieve weight loss and improved blood glucose control.
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Also: U.K. mental health platform Togetherall raises $10 million; https://t.co/DhLHKuBz66 adds onto April's Series A with investment from Eisai.
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Laura Cooley, senior director of education and outreach at the Academy of Communication in Healthcare, dishes out tips to improve the telehealth experience at the Patient Experience Summit this morning.
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Also: U.K. mental health platform Togetherall raises $10 million; https://t.co/DhLHKuBz66 adds onto April's Series A with investment from Eisai.
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