Midlife mortality higher in US than other high-income countries
Apr 16, 2024
Not to the extent of the United States, but midlife deaths are worsening in the United Kingdom as well.
$1 billion class action settlement will trigger transition of 2,400 nursing home residents to other settings
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 19, 2024
The $1 billion settlement of a class action lawsuit has the potential to see 2,400 Massachusetts nursing home residents move into other residential and community settings in the next decade.
Hospital mortality lower for patients treated by female physicians
Apr 22, 2024
The benefit of receiving treatment from female physicians was larger for female patients than it was for male patients.
ACP: Recommendations developed for newer type 2 diabetes medications
Apr 22, 2024
A strong recommendation was given for the addition of an SGLT-2 or GLP-1 agonist to metformin, and lifestyle modifications.
‘Misallocation’ of COVID-19 vaccines led to preventable deaths of older adults: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 16, 2024
Older adults in New York City may have missed out on timely COVID-19 vaccinations — and possibly died — due to a misallocation of resources that allowed younger adults in wealthy neighborhoods to jump...
Watchdog group says US food recalls rose again last year
Apr 25, 2024
US recalls of foods for salmonella, foreign objects or undeclared allergens are rampant nowadays and the highest they’ve been since 2020, a watchdog group warns.
Biden administration sets nursing home staffing minimums
Apr 23, 2024
The first-ever minimum staffing rule has been set for nursing homes, the Biden administration announced Monday.
Differences ID’d in tau burden in Down syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease
Apr 25, 2024
Differences in spatial distribution, timing and magnitude of tau burden were seen for two genetic forms of Alzheimer’s disease.
Two-thirds of survivors of the most severe COVID-19 face impairment at one year
Apr 26, 2024
Physical, psychiatric and cognitive problems were seen in those discharged to long-term acute care hospitals.