🌟 Today’s Healthcare Tech Highlights — July 22, 2025

1. CareYaya Launches “QuikTok” AI Companion for Seniors

CareYaya Health Technologies just unveiled “QuikTok”—an AI phone companion enabling elderly users without smartphones to chat, receive reminders, and passively detect cognitive decline via voice and vision prompts. It’s free through AARP and Johns Hopkins partnerships [oai_citation:0‡Healthcare IT Today](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com).

2. Autonomous Pharmacy Sees Real‑World Rollouts

Autonomous pharmacy tech—using robots, analytics, and automation to reduce errors and speed up dispensing—is live at places like Stanford and Texas Children’s, freeing pharmacists for patient‑centered tasks [oai_citation:1‡Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_pharmacy?utm_source=chatgpt.com).

Why It Matters

• Pharmacy automation scaling: Robots in pharmacies decrease errors and let pharmacists practice at a higher level—efficiency is finally automated.
• Aging tech made simple: QuikTok lowers the barrier for AI companionship and monitoring—no apps, no struggle, just voice.