Six inspiring Louisville, Kentucky, middle school girls are developing an app to help ensure Alzheimer's and dementia patients remember to take their medications. The Meyzeek Middle School seventh-graders recently became one of eight teams to win the prestigious Verizon Innovative App Challenge, earning $20,000 for their school's Stem learning and a chance to bring their app to life with the help of Massachusetts Institute of Technology coding experts. The girls' concept, Pharm Alarm, sends alert messages to patients when it's time to take their meds - if they forget, family members and doctors are immediately notified. Ellie Tilford, 13, spearheaded the project...
- 3/4/2016
- by Rose Minutaglio, @RoseMinutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
Six inspiring Louisville, Kentucky, middle school girls are developing an app to help ensure Alzheimer's and dementia patients remember to take their medications. The Meyzeek Middle School seventh-graders recently became one of eight teams to win the prestigious Verizon Innovative App Challenge, earning $20,000 for their school's Stem learning and a chance to bring their app to life with the help of Massachusetts Institute of Technology coding experts. The girls' concept, Pharm Alarm, sends alert messages to patients when it's time to take their meds - if they forget, family members and doctors are immediately notified. Ellie Tilford, 13, spearheaded the project...
- 3/4/2016
- by Rose Minutaglio, @RoseMinutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
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