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From Bowling Alone to Eating Alone – What the Shift to Take-Out Food Means for Our Social Well-Being and Mental Health

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These life flows included shopping from home, working from home, exercising at home, and other pandemic-era behaviors that are persisting five years later since the pandemic was pronounced as the public health emergency. In fact, Americans shifted many activities to-home as shown in the lower-right quadrant.

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IoT and The Rise of the Machines in Healthcare

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During the pandemic, health care providers needed to deal with the security of devices rapidly procured and deployed within institutions and also outside the walls of providers, such as in field hospitals meeting the surge of coronavirus patients. By 2022, CTA projects that connected exercise equipment will reach sales of 2.5

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Health Consumers After COVID-19 – A View from the Consumer Technology Association

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I covered the event here in Health Populi, as I have for most of the past decade, highlighting the growth of digital health and, this year, the expanding Internet of Healthy Things called-out by Dr. Joseph Kvedar in 2015. Telehealth, too, is embraced by 3 in 5 people for both physical and mental health services.

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The Latest Health Technology Vision and Consumer Behavior Insights From Accenture

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Two-thirds of global consumers said they are likely to continue living with more than one healthy habit, such as staying active and exercising (1 in 2 people), spending more time on self-care and mental well-being (1 in 2), continuing to wash hands (79%), and boosting immunity (59% shopping more health consciously).

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The Growth of DIY Digital Health – What’s Behind the Zeitgeist of Self-Reliance?

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I would expand that more generally to say that UX, CX, and service design principles should/must be baked into consumer-facing connected health technologies.

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Why #CES2022 Will Be Keynoted By A Health Care Innovator for the First Time

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People w3re already adopting digital tech for health before the pandemic began; Apple and Xiaomi dominated market shares for wearable tech globally, and mobile apps for health, wellness, and fitness approached 40,000 available in app stores. Our homes emerged as our health hubs in the #StayHome and quarantine times.

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Steps Count: More Steps Are Self-Care Goodness in the COVID-19 Lifestyle

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The second chart dives into the data for heart disease and cancer, showing that more steps — again, the 10,000 goal — reduces death rates for both cardiac health and for deaths from cancers. This is a useful proof-point for recommending exercise-as-medicine.