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PTSD Bytes: Older adults and mental health apps

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Medical Technology, Mental Health apps, PTSD, Veterans, Veterans Health care

(Source – news.va.gov) In this episode of the PTSD Bytes podcast, host Dr. Colleen Becket-Davenport talks about older adults (age

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Sickle cell patient’s success with gene editing raises hopes and questions

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 Arlene Sharp 0 Comments Gene Editing, Medical Technology, Sickle cell

By Rob Stein for npr on March 16, 2023 Victoria Gray was wandering through the British Museum in London last

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Neurotech could connect our brains to computers. What could go wrong, right?

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 Arlene Sharp 0 Comments Medical Technology

By Manuela Lopez Restrepo for npr on March 14, 2023 Connecting our brains to computers may sound like something from

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Denied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to cut off care for seniors in need

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 Arlene Sharp 0 Comments Artificial Intelligence, Medical Technology, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

By Casey Ross and Bob Herman for Stat News on March 13, 2023 An algorithm, not a doctor, predicted a

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Spinal stimulation can improve arm and hand movement years after a stroke

February 21, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Medical Technology, Spinal Stimulation, Stroke

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Pulses of electricity delivered to a precise location on the spinal cord have helped two

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Lasers, robots, and tiny electrodes are transforming treatment of severe epilepsy

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 Arlene Sharp 0 Comments epilepsy, Medical Technology

By John Hamilton on February 14, 2023 for NPR When Tom’s epileptic seizures could no longer be controlled with drugs,

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Seniors Want Access to Digital Health Tools—Here’s How to Deliver Them

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 Arlene Sharp 0 Comments digital health, Medical Technology, Older Adults

By Susan Lofton, MPT for Becker’s Hospital Review on November 22, 2022 In the age of value-based care, technology can

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Brain implants that translate paralyzed patients’ thoughts into speech creep closer to reality

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Brain implants, Medical Technology, mind-controlled prosthetic limbs.

(By Megan Molteni for STAT) In 2003, Pancho’s life changed forever. That’s when a car crash sent the 20-year-old farm

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Blind to Problems: How VA’s Electronic Record System Shuts Out Visually Impaired Patients

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 Arlene Sharp 0 Comments Medical Technology, Older Adults, Veterans

(By Darius Tahir for Kaiser Health News dated October 20, 2022)) Sarah Sheffield, a nurse practitioner at a Veterans Affairs clinic

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An ambitious stroke prevention study tests the Apple Watch’s promise in health

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Medical Technology, Stroke Prevention

(By Mario Aguilar for STAT) Currently, millions of people with an irregular heartbeat are told to take expensive blood thinners,

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