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UPS to Get New Fleet of Package Delivery Drones from Wingcopter

UPS has been making its way into the drone industry for years. A key example of this is a partnership between Matternet and UPS Flight Forward, the shipping company’s commercial drone airline, to make drone deliveries to hospitals. Matternet began in 2019 by making deliveries to Wake Medical Center in North Carolina, and recently the companies partnered to do medical drone deliveries to facilities in a San Diego health system. UPS recently announced a new partnership. It has selected Wingcopter as the creator of its “next...

McKnight’s 40 for 40: Lynne Katzmann, Ph.D

As part of its 40th anniversary celebration, McKnight’s, publisher of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and McKnight’s Senior Living, recognized 40 notable newsmakers in the senior care field. One of these newsmakers is Juniper Communities Founder, President, and CEO Lynn Katzmann, Ph.D. Dr. Katzmann began her career in senior living 32 years ago, when she started Juniper as a skilled nursing company. “That’s all there was” at that time when it came to residential aging services, she told McKnight’s. But a few years later, Juniper expanded into...

Coronavirus: Apps to help the elderly

Health apps are big business. Millions of health apps are being downloaded every day, and there are more than 325,000 to choose from. With all those apps, it’s hard to know which one to choose, especially when it comes to helping the elderly and vulnerable. ORCHA, an award-winning health app advisor and organization that helps organizations choose the best and safest health apps to recommend to their patients, recently put together a list of the best apps for the elderly to use during the COVID-19...

GRAIL Announces Validation of Its Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test Published in Annals of Oncology

GRAIL today announced that validation data for its multi-cancer early detection blood test were published in Annals of Oncology. These data show that GRAIL’s technology can detect more than 50 cancer types across all stages, with a false positive rate of less than 1%, through a single blood draw. When a cancer signal is detected, the test can also identify the tissue of origin—where the cancer is located in the body—with 93% accuracy. “At GRAIL, we believe that multi-cancer early detection has the potential to significantly...

Coronavirus: How to use telemedicine while sheltering in place

While the Bay Area shelters in place, people are increasingly turning to telemedicine to have their COVID-19 concerns and other issues addressed by doctors. Doctors say telehealth should be the default right now, although if necessary, patients can visit a doctor or hospital. Many platforms, including Bay Area-based Hims & Hers, are offering telehealth options addressing a broad range of concerns from COVID-19 to sexual health, skin conditions, colds and flu, rashes, prescription refills and more. Costs for telehealth differ from provider to provider. Some accept insurance...