Brookdale’s staffing algorithm under fire for alleged chronic understaffing of communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 02, 2024
One national senior living company’s staffing algorithm drew repeated complaints from building managers for failing to capture the nuances of caring for older adults, leading to residents going without...
Apple cider vinegar beneficial for overweight, obese individuals
Mar 13, 2024
Apple cider vinegar intake was linked to a reduction in anthropometric variables and improvement in blood glucose, triglyceride and cholesterol levels.
Residential greenness tied to increased bone density, lower osteoporosis risk
Mar 06, 2024
The risk for osteoporosis was lower for those exposed to high normalized difference vegetation index and low genetic risk.
ENDO: Fracture risk up with insulin compared with metformin in T2DM
Jun 17, 2022
The risk for major osteoporotic fractures up for insulin versus metformin for those with HbA1c <7%, BMI <25 kg/m.2
Ultraprocessed foods increase risk for broad range of poor health outcomes
Mar 07, 2024
The findings were seen across cardiometabolic common mental disorder and mortality outcomes.
Former Uber Health head launches care management platform with $4.5M in funding
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 07, 2020
A new care management platform, backed by $4.5 million in seed funding, has the goal of enabling healthcare providers and payers to extend their services into patients’ homes.
SARS-CoV-2 mAbs continued to be used after FDA deauthorization
Aug 30, 2022
More than 158,000 doses of bamlanivimab-etesevimab and casirivimab-imdevimab were used after deauthorization on Jan. 24, 2022.
Volunteer agencies use $2.85M in federal funds to fill in gaps in home care
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 14, 2021
Home care and home healthcare agencies could indirectly benefit from a $2.85 million federal grant to 33 volunteer agencies that help struggling caregivers and seniors.
Scheme sought $40M in tax refunds using stolen IDs of AL residents, others
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 05, 2016
A Bowie, MD, man is the latest person to plead guilty to federal charges related to an identity theft and tax fraud scheme in which a network of more than 130 people filed at least 12,000 fraudulent federal...
Privacy concerns examined regarding use of mobile health apps
Jun 18, 2021
28.1% of apps provided no privacy policies; 47% of user data transmission complied with privacy policy.