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Fri 06 Jun 2010Sensor technology to help the ill at home
SENSOR TECHNOLOGY that can remotely monitor people with chronic illnesses and allow them to stay at home for longer could significantly ease the burden of an ageing population on the healthcare system, an international expert has said.
Prof Joseph Kvedar, director of the centre for Connected Health at Partners Healthcare and Harvard Medical School in Boston, was in Belfast this week to give a presentation at the second European Connected Health Summit in Belfast.
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