Researchers from Flinders University have used eye‑tracking technology on older Australians to investigate their cognitive ability to assess their quality of life preferences in aged care. This information, the researchers claim, will help to guide health and aged care policy and practice in determining where resources should be targeted to maximise quality of life benefits

The pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson took a step forward with its COVID-19 vaccine candidate Thursday, releasing promising data after testing on monkeys and at the same time announcing the start of clinical testing on humans. READ MORE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE

In the past week, a growing number of businesses — including such names as Walmart, Best Buy, and Starbucks — have begun to require their customers to wear masks. The movement comes in response to a call from the National Retail Federation (NRF) urging businesses to set a nationwide mask policy. READ MORE FROM THE

Even before COVID-19, healthcare systems faced an array of pressures on their resources: a growing number of older patients, an unprecedented nursing shortage and ever-rising costs of care. These and other constraints have only intensified during the pandemic. Organizations must now also meet higher expectations for safety, efficiency and collaboration. Increasingly, they’re achieving those goals

There’s never been a more exciting time to be in the digital healthcare space than right now. With the explosion of content capabilities, endless social opportunities and underpriced attention in so many platforms – there’s a huge amount to be excited about. READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE

As hospitals go back to treating patients in person, healthcare leaders must consider how to best eliminate the risk of coronavirus transmission among staff. READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE

When the NBA travels to the Orlando bubble to resume their season, the league is providing players and staff with a smart ring that can help as an early predictor of coronavirus. But the Oura health tracker ring was not originally intended to detect coronavirus and it happened almost by surprise, the company’s CEO told

Coronavirus hasn’t just shut down huge swaths of American business and sent many employees scrambling to work from home — it’s also driving the acceleration of technological adoption. As people adapt to new modes of life, start-up businesses that enable us to work, study, shop, and interact virtually have skyrocketed to mainstream adoption. Driving these

A recent estimate by consulting firm McKinsey suggests that $250 billion in healthcare spending could shift to virtual care models in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Notwithstanding the dramatic headline, there is no disputing that we are directionally headed towards a significant shift in the way care is delivered. If anything, the actual shift

Meet 10 innovators who are shaping new tools that put health front and center. In This Article Kayla Itsines Jason Wersland, DC The Wiser Women Lucy Mountain Tomer Ben-Kiki Christopher Plowman Brynn Putnam Katrina Starzhynskaya Lars Rasmussen & Elomida Visviki Elle Huerta READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE