Older Athletes Sports Health, Lonely Seniors Turning to AI Bots for Companionship, AI Diagnoses 2-17-26

In our 2-17-26 News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club episode we discussed the benefits of sports for older adults, emphasizing the importance of gradual participation and touched on updating equipment. The conversation also covered the use of AI in healthcare, with examples of AI outperforming human doctors in diagnoses and the potential of AI to reduce social isolation. Presented by Elizabeth Magallon Fleury, CAPS, Life's Encore Planning Washington Post 8-13-25 Older Athletes Sports Health by Bob Brody https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/08/13/older-athletes-sports-healthApple News Plus accessWe referred to:Various Leisure-Time Physical Activities Associated With Widely Divergent Life Expectancies: The Copenhagen City Heart Study 2018National Senior GamesPresented by Debbie Howard, Aging Matters International Forbes 10-18-25 Lonely Seniors Are Turning to AI Bots for Companionshipby Rashi Shrivastava, and Richard Nieva, both Forbes staffhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2025/10/18/lonely-seniors-are-turning-to-ai-bots-for-companionship/Related: 2-12-26 ElliQ on front page of NYTimes by Eli Saslow https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/elliq-ai-robot-senior-companion.htmlPresented by Benjamin Surmi, Senior Living Expert and Social Gerontologist The Free Press 2-11-26 The Nurse Told Me I Had Gout. Then I Sent Feet Pics to ChatGPT by Maya Sulkinhttps://www.thefp.com/p/the-nurse-told-me-i-had-gout-thenApple News Plus accessDiscussion hosted with commentary by: Linda Sherman, Ray Gordon and Debbie Howard.BoomerTechTalk.com episode page 2-17-26 LinkedIn Show PostNews for the Ages podcasts live on Tuesdays. How to join live.Please follow both of our podcasts including Rethinking Aging Club Podcast.Nickie’s Tune written and performed by Richard Sherman