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Non-White adults are more likely to worry about paying for COVID-19 treatment

Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2020

People of color are far more likely to worry about their ability to pay for healthcare if diagnosed with COVID-19 than their White counterparts, according to a new survey from nonprofit West Health and Gallup.

Study seeks to explain the decrease in incidence of hip fractures

Posted on Tuesday, July 28, 2020

In a paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine today, researchers showed how analysis of data from the multigenerational Framingham Osteoporosis Study may in part explain why the incidence of hip fracture in the U.S. has declined during the last two decades.

Technology divide between senior ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ roils pandemic response

Posted on Friday, July 24, 2020

Family gatherings on Zoom and FaceTime. Online orders from grocery stores and pharmacies. Telehealth appointments with physicians.

New collaboration brings over 20,000 onsite COVID-19 tests to Detroit’s residents

Posted on Thursday, July 23, 2020

A partnership among Altimetrik, a Southfield-based fast-growing global business transformation company, the 501(c)(3) Vattikutti Foundation, Henry Ford Health System and the City of Detroit has provided more than 20,000 onsite COVID-19 tests to residents in 163 of Detroit's senior and congregate living facilities, as well as the city's first responders and essential workers.

Memory Lane Games introduces free digital health app for the elderly

Posted on Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Designed with elderly friends and families in mind, with support from Hospice Isle of Man and local Manx artists, the free app launched in app stores on 14th July.