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Electronic Records Tied to Fewer Hospitalizations

11 September 2013
Switching from paper to electronic medical records at health clinics led to "modest reductions" in the number of people with diabetes that went to the emergency room or were hospitalized, in a new study.Source: Reuters Health

Use of Electronic Health Records in Residential Care...

11 September 2013
Source: National Center for Health Statistics

Four New Technologies for Aging in Place

10 September 2013
Rounding up the recent technology launches – tech for older adults.  Catching up, here are few recent announcements from in-market companies.  A brief digression: I get a bit upset when I read about companies in the news that are  described as offering "SOLUTIONS" about products that are not ready, products for which they could be taking pre-orders, but basically there is nothing to buy. This is especially unfortunate in the category of PERS, where consumers expect a solution can address a ...

Most Breast Cancer Deaths Occur in Younger, Unscreened Women

10 September 2013

Mammograms should begin at age 40, researcher says

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Source: HealthDay

Quality of Life Often Good Post-Breast Cancer

9 September 2013
More than a decade after treatment, the average woman who has had breast cancer seems about as satisfied with her life as women who never had the disease, according to a new Canadian study.
Source: Reuters Health
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