If iPads are good enough for Orangutans…
…surely older people can use them too. Orangutans using iPads at zoos – soon to use Skype GizMag item.
Author: Steve Hards
Tele-monitoring ROI tool survey (US)
The Boston-based Center for Connected Health and The Center for Technology & Aging are seeking views (by means of a short online survey) on the potential value of developing a return on investment (ROI) tool for remote tele-monitoring programs for… Read moreTele-monitoring ROI tool survey (US)
The Council, The Savings, The Nonagenarian & Her Telecare (UK)
“Phyllis Sim, 92, is blind in one eye, uses hearing aids and a Zimmer frame, leaving her virtually housebound. Yet more town hall cuts mean a vulnerable 92-year-old’s only link to the outside world will be a telephone…”It is just… Read moreThe Council, The Savings, The Nonagenarian & Her Telecare (UK)
Yoritex: new mhealth hub device (Canada)
Yoritex is a Toronto-based – but clearly international in composition – company that has produced a hub device that plugs into a Blackberry or Android smartphone and into which many other devices can be connected. The company is aiming to… Read moreYoritex: new mhealth hub device (Canada)
Medilink launches Alvolution online equipment store (UK)
The new site is designed for people with alzheimers, dementia, diabetes and other long term conditions, and their carers. It has been developed by Medilink under its Alvolution brand. The site contains five categories: wellbeing, safety, memory, home control, sight… Read moreMedilink launches Alvolution online equipment store (UK)
Commercial minimally invasive glucose monitoring a step nearer (US)
Ultradian Diagnostics has announced the successful completion of a human pilot study for its minimally invasive, continuous glucose monitor (CGM). It has also set up a research and pilot prototyping partnership with the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE)… Read moreCommercial minimally invasive glucose monitoring a step nearer (US)
Tunstall completes acquisition of AMAC (US)
The case with the disgruntled AMAC shareholders having been settled, the acquisition has now been completed. Tunstall Healthcare Group Completes Acquisition Of American Medical Alert Corp Nasdaq. It will be interesting to see what Tunstall does with it. Tunstall press… Read moreTunstall completes acquisition of AMAC (US)
Microsoft launches HealthVault Windows Phone app
Microsoft released an official mobile app for its HealthVault PHR platform last week for smartphones running the company’s Windows Phone 7 operating system. The free app allows users to input medical information quickly. Full item: Microsoft launches HealthVault Windows Phone… Read moreMicrosoft launches HealthVault Windows Phone app
Health care by TV and remote control (WSD report, UK)
Quite good BBC report related to the WSD headline results, featuring a person with diabetes who uses the Philips Motiva system in Newham, London. Health care by TV and remote control.
Wondering about wandering (UK)
In a new article that will interest most Telecare Aware readers, consultant Guy Dewsbury wonders about wandering… “I wonder, are the wanderers left to wander, and only after they have wandered several times with potentially dangerous consequences, are they then… Read moreWondering about wandering (UK)