Standing more during the day does not cut cardiovascular risk
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HealthDay News
Oct 18, 2024
In fact, standing more than two hours a day may be tied to a higher risk for circulatory issues.
1.5 million US adults have vision-affecting glaucoma
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HealthDay News
Oct 18, 2024
Black adults are disproportionately affected.
IDSA: Vaccination less likely with increasing social vulnerability, Black race
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HealthDay News
Oct 18, 2024
A lower likelihood of vaccination for flu, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV was seen with increasing quartile of social vulnerability index, especially for Black people.
Varying dialysate calcium dosage not tied to differences in all-cause, cardiovascular mortality
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HealthDay News
Oct 18, 2024
Findings seen for 1.50 versus 1.25 mmol/L in patients undergoing hemodialysis
Annual wasteful spending on lecanemab estimated at $133 to $336 million
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HealthDay News
Oct 18, 2024
Adding a 75-mg vial size would achieve the greatest reduction in waste, representing an annual savings of $99 million.
Omnicare parent CVS Health, amid financial pressures, names new CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2024
CVS Health, the parent company of long-term care pharmacy giant Omnicare, earlier today announced that David Joyner, most recently executive vice president of CVS Health and president of CVS Caremark,...
Senior living markets trending in positive direction: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2024
As demand for senior living grows across the country, the news is generally good, as independent and assisted living markets report their highest number of occupied units since NIC MAP Vision began tracking...
Wage disparities will continue to make it difficult for employers to attract, keep direct care workers:...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2024
The demand for direct care workers in long-term care will continue to increase with the rapidly growing aging population, but employers will continue to struggle to recruit and retain enough workers due...
Dementia twice as likely as other conditions to lead to a move following diagnosis
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2024
People with dementia are almost twice as likely to move following receipt of the diagnosis compared with individuals receiving diagnoses of other serious illnesses, according to the results of a new study.
More news for Friday, Oct. 18
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2024
Invesque shedding Commonwealth portfolio, management company … Wayfinding task on smartphone can detect subjective cognitive decline … Electric fans do not lower body core temperatures in older...