Exercise, no matter how distributed, tied to better fat deposition profiles
Feb 27, 2024
Participants reported either a weekend warrior or regular physical activity pattern.
Annual breast cancer screening from ages 40 to 79 years is best strategy
Feb 27, 2024
Annual screening from age 40 to 79 appears to provide the greatest benefit and lowest risk.
Cyberattack stalls prescription dispensing at UnitedHealth
Feb 27, 2024
This latest cyberattack underscores the vulnerability of healthcare data, particularly the privacy of patients’ personal information.
Eye ointments sold at Walmart, CVS recalled due to infection risk
Feb 27, 2024
Eye ointment products made in India and sold in the United States at Walmart, CVS and other retailers are being recalled due to a danger of infection.
Assisted living? No thank you, investors and developers say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2024
Assisted living communities saw the largest decrease in interest from 2023 to 2024 of all property types included in the 2024 CBRE US Healthcare Capital Markets’ Investor & Developer Survey.
Legislation aims to increase scrutiny of private equity healthcare acquisitions
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2024
Legislation introduced by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) in the Golden State would give the attorney general oversight of private equity...
Long-term care sees 140 M&A deals in latest quarter, with assisted living accounting for plurality
Feb 27, 2024
Senior living and care saw 140 publicly announced mergers and acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2023, and assisted living properties accounted for the plurality of them.
Business briefs, Feb. 27
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2024
Proposed law would impose federal reporting requirements on assisted living providers … Feb. 29 is deadline to participate in professional liability study … Iowa lawmakers ponder $20 minimum wage for...
Updated CMS telehealth toolkit offers tips to states for improving access
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 27, 2024
CMS has released a new report on telehealth intended to give states guidance on how to assist access for those on Medicaid programs.
AI-powered workout program helps seniors maintain more active lifestyles
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 27, 2024
Developers of an AI-enabled fitness machine have completed a pilot program with an assisted living and memory care community in Florida.