FDA Law Blog

JULY 10, 2024

Patients that spoke also noted that they felt empowered, rather than merely passive recipients of medical services, when PGHD was part of their healthcare or when participating in studies using PGHD. This patient had used wearable devices on their own in the past but did not understand how to use the data to manage their health.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 7, 2023

So our elders who are people of color, people who live in places that are already challenged by poor air quality and those things and access to healthcare, they also have greater risks. So the things that Karl mentioned, but also access to healthcare during a disaster or even heat. Why is it up to the healthcare system?

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GeriPal

APRIL 20, 2023

They found that between 2017 and 2030, they think the percentage of the population that’s 65 and up is going to triple in that 15-year period. When they think about homelessness, their mind goes to what I would call the individual risk factors, things like having a substance use disability or mental health disability.

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