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Healthcare can learn from hospitality, tech industries
"The consumerization of health care continues to reshape the way that patients engage with providers and experience care.
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OTC hearing aids may not help access to care
Starting in 2020, the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act will allow people to purchase hearing aids directly, without an audiologist or hearing aid dispenser acting as a go-between.
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Yoga top exercise across ages
While walking is the most popular form of individual exercise for adults ages 18-65, yoga is the most popular group exercise across all age groups, considering both facility-based and outdoor/social group exercises, according to the 2019 Mindbody Wellness Index Report, "Fitness in America: behaviors, attitudes, and trends."
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Pseudomedicine for dementia, brain health on the rise
Americans are feeding the multi-billion-dollar "brain health" dietary supplement industry in a desperate bid to stave off or reverse Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. But such treatments are "pseudomedicine" and health care providers should discourage patients from pursuing them, say neurologists at UC San Francisco.
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Stats: US$84B: projected tech spend by 50+ adults in 2030
AARP released its latest tech usage survey at CES 2019, highlighting that close to 132 million 50-plus individuals in the US will spend upwards of $84 billion a year on technology products by 2030.
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Tech Talk: Exploring hospital-at-home technologies
A recent article in MobiHealthNews covers presentations from healthcare industry experts at CES 2019 on the benefits of home-care technologies.
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