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Wearables Are Good For Older People, Too — The Latest From Laurie Orlov

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Medical alert/personal emergency response systems for safety. Laurie also pointed out that both men and women are Apple Watch consumers, with nearly one-half of purchases made by women in 2019. The older adult consumer segment for Apple Watch adoption has the greatest growth, increasing 15% in 2019. Sleep trackers.

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The Promise of Digital Health and the Privacy Perils – HealthConsuming Explains, Part 4

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As a WEGO Health poll of patient activists found in April 2019, patients continue to share this very intimate data, even in the wake of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica story, growing cybersecurity breaches of medical data, and a challenging environment for trust and “fake news” for health care.

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Health Happens at Home: Lessons from the Parks Connected Health Summit

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Under “new partner services,” Parks Associates lists broadband, home security, retail health and tech (from Best Buy Health to CVS health and Walmart, among others), and the “tech giants” (namely Amazon, Apple, and Google), personal emergency response services (PERS), et al.

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Here’s Looking at Health at CES 2019

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So next week in Las Vegas, I’ll deal with that bias by staying at the Venetian Hotel for the entire week to cover all-things-health at CES 2019 , the annual convening of electronics retailers and enthusiasts. The post Here’s Looking at Health at CES 2019 appeared first on HealthPopuli.com. More on that next week.

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Our Homes Are Health Delivery Platforms – The New Home Health/Care at CES 2021

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While Peloton was a punchline in some peoples’ jokes at the 2019 holiday season ( see here ), the company had an enviable growing waiting list in 2020 — the right thing at the right time.