Every year, falls among older Americans result in about 3.6 million ER visits and 1.2 million hospital stays, costing roughly $80 billion.
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A review of Apple's Assistive Touch feature.
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11/04/2011
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11/03/2011
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11/02/2011
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11/02/2011
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11/01/2011
The Green House concept -- implemented.
11/01/2011
This is another in a series of refinements to the Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL), also from Toyota (Cyberdyne Systems division).
10/31/2011
Lower fertility rates leading to the aging of the world's largest countries.
10/31/2011
AT&T is beginning to include 'health' technologies that are also viable as tech devices for and about seniors.
10/28/2011
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10/26/2011
Assisted living costs rise to $42,000 per year, $55K for dementia care, nursing homes up to $87K per year.
10/26/2011
A weeklong series from WBUR in Boston with personal stories of people who have it, what's being done about it.
10/24/2011
Increasing deployment of hearing aid loops in public places will change lives.
10/20/2011
A profile about Ken Dychtwald and the opportunity he sees in the coming age wave.
10/19/2011
GreatCall's 5Star Responder mobile PERS device is positively reviewed in the Wall Street Journal.
10/19/2011
A thoughtful discussion of the need for and issues associated with care robots.
10/19/2011
Virtual health center (telehealth) -- expands hospital's reach.
10/19/2011
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10/18/2011
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