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Could a toilet seat help prevent hospital readmissions?

  • Written by Nicholas Conn, Research Scientist, Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology
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America is aging rapidly. In the next 40 years, the number of people age 65 and older is expected to nearly double. Of these older Americans, more than 80% will have some form of heart disease.

As medical advances prolong life and help people survive heart attacks, more people end up living with congestive...

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