Smartphone tool helps detect brain injury in soldiers on the front line

smartphonesCHICAGO: A new federally approved device aims to provide faster and more accurate traumatic brain injury (TBI) diagnosis for military service personnel on the battlefield.

The device assesses and measures brain electric activity and analyzes the data using TBI-specific algorithms.

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The seven hundred and fifteenth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Rendering of Franklin Park Alamo Heights, a senior-living community in San Antonio. The project is entered in the affordable living category and is one of 10 short Read More »

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Skilled nursing home recruiter criticised for offering nurses ‘golden hello’

textureLOS ANGELES: A nursing home struggling to attract talent said it has resorted to paying new joiners a ‘golden hello’.

The organisation has been running the scheme since June in response to the problem of attracting and retaining good nurses in the private sector.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeDALLAS: Retirement communities and skilled nursing homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers.

But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing to effectively Read More »

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