In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at cancer treatment breakthroughs from ESMO, a high-tech chair that could revolutionize cancer radiation therapy, AI chatbots for seniors, a startup applying ride-share mapping to healthcare navigation, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here . Illustration by Philip Smith for Forbes

L oneliness is a mounting crisis for the elderly , with about one-third of U.S. adults between ages 50 and 80 feeling isolated, according to a national study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association . That comes with associated health risks, from depression to heart disease, that the healthcare industry isn’t prepared to manage. Enter a new crop of AI startups that are looking to build a business on the urgent, but va

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