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risk of heart attack — A possible game-changing heart transplant method is on its way. Studies have been underway for years regarding “donation after cardiac death,” or DCD. This is a new way to use donor hearts from cardiac failure cases. However, DCD transplants with other organs have been done for years now. While still […]

New Heart Transplant Method

February 10, 2020 in Medicare tagged current events / health / heart health / Surgical Procedures / Technology by Emily Schellin

Sustainable Development Agenda We are back with part two of the Sustainable Development Agenda discussion. Adopted by all UN member states in 2015. The goal of this plan is a call to action to help end poverty, protect the world, and provide better lives for everyone. If you haven’t seen […]

Goals 7-12 For The Sustainable Development Agenda

February 3, 2020 in Health tagged poverty / socialization / Technology by Jadon Sennet

New Stroke Guidelines — Concerns regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI) are mounting, according to recent studies. This is due in part to the lack of testing on AI products already causing frightening errors to arise. IBM once boasted that its AI could “out-think cancer.” While bots are becoming increasingly smarter, can they overcome a fatal […]

Concerns Regarding Artificial Intelligence

February 1, 2020 in Health / life / Medicare tagged AI / Artificial intelligence / clinical trials / fda / health industry / Technology by Emily Schellin

Google Ascension — According to an investigation by the Wall Street Journal, Google has been collecting personal health data of millions of Americans in a partnership with Ascension – one of the country’s largest healthcare companies. Who is Ascension? Ascension Health is a faith-based, non-profit healthcare organization with over 2,600 clinics. This includes […]

Google Collecting Health Data On Millions Without Their Knowledge

December 14, 2019 in Health / life / Medicare tagged health / health insurance / Technology by Jenny McCann

Facebook continues its stride in the technology field, this time launching a new feature that helps suggest preventive health screenings. The new app called Preventive Health is now available on all IOS devices as well as Android devices. Working with recommendations from guidelines associated with the American Cancer Society, the […]

Preventive Health App: Facebook Offering Help To Manage Your Health

November 6, 2019 in Medicare tagged health / preventative health measures / senior fitness / Technology by Jadon Sennet

Fitbit Purchased By Google: Why This Move Makes Sense The parent company of Google, Alphabet, announced November 1st that they would be acquiring tech/fitness tracker Fitbit. Fitbit has made a name for itself as an activity tracker, wireless-enabled wearable technology device. It is able to measure data such as steps […]

Fitbit Purchased By Google: Why This Move Makes Sense

November 5, 2019 in Medicare tagged health / senior fitness / Technology by Jadon Sennet

Medicare Supplement E-Apps Taking Flight — Medicare Supplement E-Apps Take Flight Paper applications are slowly becoming a thing of the past. Electronic applications, or e-Apps, are revolutionizing the insurance game. Many carriers provide electronic applications because they pose several advantages, not only to insurance agents, but to you as a customer. One carrier that uses Medicare […]

Medicare Supplement E-Apps Take Flight

October 11, 2019 in Health / Medicare tagged current events / health insurance / Insurance Carrier News & Products / Medicare Supplement / Technology by Itzalina Cortez

Medical Alert Systems for Seniors We’ve all seen the ads on television with the phrase “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” As the baby boomer generation ages, sales of medical alert systems are increasing. The systems are wearable devices that can signal someone of an emergency in the […]

Medical Alert Systems for Seniors

February 8, 2018 in Medicare tagged health & safety / Medicare Advantage / Technology by Andrea Hektner

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare We use AI, or Artificial Intelligence, every day. Whenever you pay your cable bill online and a chat box pops up asking if you need help, that’s AI. When you order your lunch straight from your phone instead of going out to pick it up, you […]

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

February 7, 2018 in Health / Medicare tagged Cyber Security / health / Medical Advancements / Technology by Andrea Hektner

Apple's Role Within the Healthcare Marketplace — Apple’s Role Within the Healthcare Marketplace When it comes to healthcare, technology has been behind the curve for decades. Patients that need to access their medical records have to either get them printed or faxed, or visit multiple separate portals. Having to visit several portals to view your health information […]

Apple’s Role Within the Healthcare Marketplace

February 3, 2018 in Health / Medicare tagged health / health insurance / Medical Advancements / Technology by Andrea Hektner