Straight from the gut: AI helps researchers confirm Alzheimer’s link
By
John O'Connor
Apr 24, 2024
Cleveland Clinic researchers are using artificial intelligence to confirm the link between the gut microbiome and Alzheimer’s disease.
CMS changes quality measure set for home- and community-based services
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 15, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced changes to the quality measure set for home- and community-based services and described reporting requirements for Money Follows the Person grant...
Using AI to fill senior living staffing gaps
By
Honghao Deng
Apr 18, 2024
Recent advances in artificial intelligence, or AI, offer a way to help prevent lonely deaths and proactively identify potential long-term issues.
Are seniors and their caregivers going to get a COVID booster? This AI tool already knows.
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 21, 2024
A new tool uses AI to evaluate how likely an individual is to get a COVID booster shot based on demographic characteristics.
US mpox cases rising again as vaccinations lag
Mar 28, 2024
Mpox cases are climbing again in the United States, with the number of reported infections now twice as high as they were at this time last year, new government data shows.
Texan has contracted H5N1 bird flu; CDC calls threat to public ‘low’
Apr 01, 2024
An unnamed person in Texas had been diagnosed with the H5N1 avian flu after close contact with infected dairy cattle, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday.
CDC, AMA urge Americans to make sure they are vaccinated against measles
Mar 19, 2024
Cases are rising in the United States and globally due to pockets of unvaccinated people.
Tiny throat patch turns muscle movement into speech for seniors with speaking disorders
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 15, 2024
A new throat patch tool combines AI with electrical stimulation to assist those with voice disorders to regain their speech.
Second major AI study from NY hospital to look at links between sleep apnea and heart disease
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 11, 2024
A research project at Mount Sinai will look at how AI can evaluate the ability for CPAP devices to help with sleep apnea and heart disease.
Judge presses pause on New York vaccine mandate
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 04, 2021
Unvaccinated New York healthcare workers have scored a temporary win against the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
