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Startups at CES showed how tech can help elderly people and their caregivers

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Older adults are among the highest-risk groups for developing cases that need hospitalization and nursing homes were especially vulnerable to outbreaks. One of the most notable was AARP Innovation Lab, the non-profit’s startup accelerator program. It presented nine companies at the virtual show.

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The biggest moonshots from 500 Global’s latest Demo Day

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Designed to do away with lengthy medical exams and forms, Lydia has insurance plan applicants answer a few questions about their health — e.g., whether they have a chronic illness, have recently been hospitalization and so on — via their smartphones. ” He added: “We’re very proud of our accelerator.

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Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator launches 12 new startups at demo day tomorrow

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How to get into a startup accelerator. Hopscotch uses a freemium model for clinicians and offers a site license fee for hospitals, and currently has more than 1,500 clinicians on the platform across 46 states. is a skin health brand focused on men. The Verticale makes money by taking a commission on every order.