aphasia

An elderly person using a digital tablet to consult with a doctor online
By  Adam Ang 10:42 pm March 8, 2023
The University of Queensland is now expanding its aphasia therapy programme to reach more patients living in rural and regional areas. A year since it was launched at Metro North Health’s Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service in Brisbane, the Comprehensive High-Dose Aphasia Treatment (CHAT) programme will be tried out in seven hospitals and health service sites in Queensland, New South...
By  Aditi Pai 11:20 am July 16, 2013
Last week, Toronto, Ontario-based MyVoice announced a discounted iPad or iPod Touch program for people who purchase the company's TalkRocket Go communication app, subsidized by the Ontario Ministry of Health's Assistive Devices Program, according to the company. TalkRocket Go, normally $99 in the iTunes App Store, uses voice synthesis technology to provide verbal communication for people with...
By  Jonah Comstock 02:30 am May 7, 2013
The Lingraphica MiniTalk For many telemedicine offerings, part of the problem that the technology helps solve is distance by connecting providers and patients even if they are miles apart. Telestroke diagnostic consultation between physicians has long been an established telehealth practice. For some of the effects of a stroke, however, it's not so much distance or speediness that is an issue....