Category: Technology
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Making health technology accessible to everyone (Massive Science)
Who is most likely to feel the impact of soaring health care costs and cuts in government spending? It’s those that have historically been underrepresented in the US: older low-income adults, people with mental illness, and racial/ethnic minority patients. New technologies can improve the health and wellness of underrepresented groups, but despite the recent growth…
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The future of VR in sport, exercise, and health (IEEE Potentials)
According to Gallup, 57% of people age 50 and older are sports fans. Television audiences across most professional sports boast older demographics in increasing numbers. For example, the average age of a baseball viewer is 57, up from 52 in 2006. This is a huge market opportunity for the sports industry, although we cannot ignore…
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How self-care technology can reduce medical costs (Salon)
In recent years, healthcare has experienced an explosion in digital innovations designed to improve longevity and quality of life. These innovations include sensors, talking devices, and even virtual reality that patients can now use for physical exercise and pain treatment, a clinical outcome resulting from telemedicine interventions. Artificial intelligence — the core technology behind smartphone…
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Is medical data collection too narrow? (Philips)
Medical data has traditionally been a product of information obtained through health tests, but this form of data collection can often fail to contribute to true preventive health care. Health systems and data are designed to treat patients, but patients ultimately want to return to being just people again. But what if health systems and…
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The promise of big data for longer, healthier lives (LinkedIn)
In the near future, almost everything we touch will generate data, including our homes, our cars, and our bodies. From artificial intelligence to data science, the impact of big data continues to drive innovation and transform many industries. One area that is on the cusp of revolutionary change is healthy aging and prevention. Since big…
Sophie Okolo, MPH 