1975 to 2019 saw 58 percent decrease in breast cancer mortality
Jan 16, 2024
Of the reduction, 29% was due to treatment of metastatic breast cancer and 25% was due to mammography screening.
Thyrotoxicosis linked to risk for incident cognitive disorder
Dec 28, 2023
Exogenous thyrotoxicosis remained a significant risk factor for cognitive disorders when stratified by cause and severity.
Bipartisan bill would change tax treatment of certain mergers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 25, 2024
Certain mergers would be treated differently for tax purposes if a bill introduced Thursday by Sens. JD Vance (R-OH) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) becomes law.
About 10 percent of Medicare home health providers do not use EHRs, study finds
By
Adam Healy
Jan 05, 2024
Home health agencies that don’t have EHR systems are at a disadvantage, but many still lack this technology, according to a recent study.
Actions & Transactions, Feb. 16
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 16, 2024
Capital Funding Group closes $15.3M loan to refinance Seattle senior living community … JLL arranges sale of 3 MO communities to Artimis/Scarp Ridge Arrow joint venture … LCS opens Woburn, MA, senior...
Business briefs, April 2
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 02, 2024
CMS finalizes 3.7% adjustment in MA rates for 2025 … Experts fear ‘bigger, stronger stick’ in new Medicare pay rule … White House designates April as Case Workers Recognition Month … National...
Business briefs, Jan. 12
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 12, 2024
Senior living occupancy rate increases for 10th consecutive quarter: NIC … 20 states make changes to assisted living regs … Initial claims for unemployment decrease by 1,000 week over week … CPI...
Minocycline does not decrease geographic atrophy enlargement in AMD
Mar 25, 2024
The GA enlargement rate in the study eyes did not differ significantly in the run-in and treatment phases in age-related macular degeneration.
Four in 10 adults with diabetes report taking a GLP-1 receptor agonist
May 14, 2024
Even with healthcare insurance, users report difficulty paying for the medication.
Too many skilled nursing websites show performance, access problems, audit warns
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 04, 2024
A majority of skilled nursing websites were rated as “needing improvement” as part a new audit of issues like connectivity and access.