CDC presents provisional mortality data for 2023 in the United States
Aug 08, 2024
The number of deaths from COVID-19 was 68.9% lower than in 2022.
2002 to 2021 saw decline, followed by increase in stroke death rates
Aug 08, 2024
Stroke death rates increased 7% between 2012 and 2019 followed by 12% increase through 2021.
Another listeria death, dozens of hospitalizations in outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meats
Aug 08, 2024
The death toll from listeria linked to tainted Boar’s Head deli meats has risen to three, with nine more cases of the bacterial illness reported in the outbreak, an update issued Thursday by the...
HbA1c stability tied to lower risk for Alzheimer disease and related dementias
Aug 08, 2024
The findings were seen in a large study of older veterans with diabetes.
ChatGPT only gets diagnoses correct half of the time
Aug 08, 2024
An analysis shows some medical education benefits, however, such as simplifying medical concepts and offering guidance on differential diagnoses.
Rate pressures force home medical equipment suppliers to reduce business, survey reveals
By
Adam Healy
Aug 08, 2024
Declining Medicare reimbursement for home medical equipment has led to unsustainable challenges for many suppliers.
NHI: Senior living occupancy, revenue growth contribute to fourth consecutive quarter of outperformance
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2024
Occupancy and revenue growth in its senior housing operating portfolio, or SHOP, contributed to a fourth straight quarter of outperformance for National Health Investors, President and CEO Eric Mendelsohn...
Court denies senior living provider’s effort to withhold privileged safety records, citing dual uses
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 08, 2024
Internal investigative documents that senior living and care providers use to help them learn from errors and accidents can’t be held back from trial attorneys if those documents also are used for other...
Pennant Group’s growing senior living segment sees ‘remarkable run’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2024
The Pennant Group’s senior living segment is stable and growing, with second-quarter revenues improving 16.6% compared with the same quarter in 2023, John Gochnour, president and chief operating officer,...
Meet Annie Pineda-Eiland, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Foster Stubbs
Aug 08, 2024
Annie Pineda-Eiland, regional director of clinical service at Legacy Healthcare in Skokie, IL, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.