Why does care sector excel at ‘reinventing the wheel’?

NEW YORK: While it is all very meritorious to learn that researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University are looking into developing low-cost GPS-style tracking devices to monitor the movements of people with dementia in skilled nursing homes, hospitals and housing associations, has no one told them Read More »

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Singapore government to fund tele-health startups

SINGAPORE: The Singapore government has opened up its US$200 million investment fund to tech startups with the opening of an office on Silicon Valley.

The Infocomm Development Authority’s investment arm, Infocomm Investments, has set up shop in San Francisco to Read More »

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Generation Y prefers suburban home over city apartment

PHILADELPHIA: One of the hottest debates among housing economists these days isn’t the trajectory of home sales, but whether millennials, those born in the 1980s and 1990s, want to remain urbanites or eventually relocate to the suburbs.

Some demographers and economists argue that the preference Read More »

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‘TripAdvisor’ for skilled nursing homes being readied for May launch

SAN FRANCISCO: A ‘TripAdvisor’ style website is being prepared for launch on May 1.

The site will host a forum for users of the healthcare system to express opinions and experiences. Read More »

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