FDA Law Blog

JULY 10, 2024

When they were prescribed a continuous glucose meter and insulin pump, use of technology as part of their prescribed treatment plan improved both their physical and mental health dramatically and allowed them to go from 11 medications to just insulin. As for the future of PGHD, many panelists were asked how they envision use of PGHD in 2030.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

All of them are going to be over 65 by 2030, so if you figure a quarter of those have diabetes, I call it the silver tsunami that’s coming into the palliative care geriatrics world, so these are topics that are going to be really important to all of us. And just with the aging population, baby boomers are going to be hitting 65.

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Medical Xpress

JANUARY 30, 2023

Physical inactivity is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. Recent research estimates that the world could see close to half a billion new cases of major chronic diseases by 2030 if people don't get more active. Regular physical activity helps to prevent and manage many chronic diseases.

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GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

It’s just that they look like a big bmI, but they lost 15, 2030 pounds. But what I tell them is, keep yourself physically active. Keep yourself physically as active as possible. If possible, get yourself a little fitbit or a little watch and count your steps, and try to keep yourself physically active.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 7, 2023

So it is an enormous mental, physical health benefit because we feel we’re still part of the world and we’re making a difference, and we are learning and we’re engaged. When the climate depression strikes, you’re in a conversation with your elder friends who … Eric: Helps mitigate social isolation too.

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GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

So how physically active the patient is, how much time they spend awake, how much they’re eating, how much care they need, that type of thing. Alex 05:48 I guess we didn’t do hospice specifically. Eric 05:50 Yeah. What’s in it again? It’s a measure of function. Kara 05:54 Yeah, exactly.

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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. These were usually very physically demanding, low paid, often usually non-union work, that they worked their whole lives and were hanging on by their fingernails. Eric: Oh, wow.

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