Burden of stroke attributable to high temperature increasing
Apr 12, 2024
Low temperature currently contributes to the main burden, but the burden due to high temperature is increasing rapidly.
AI can help evaluate whether online healthcare stories are bogus
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 08, 2024
AI tools could provide a way to audit online health stories and keep vulnerable users away from misinformation, according to new research.
APRNs, home health / personal care aides top healthcare careers in 2024
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 28, 2024
Advanced practice registered nurses and home health and personal care aides lead the list of top healthcare careers in 2024, according to a study from digital healthcare platform Tebra.
AI helps prevent prescription dosing errors
By
Christine Birkner
Jun 02, 2023
Software company DrFirst developed an AI-powered tool to streamline medication refill and renewal requests.
New alert system makes sure seniors with hearing impairment receive emergency warnings loud and clear
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 09, 2024
A new emergency alert system targets seniors who are hard of hearing, combining bright flashing lights and louder-than-normal alarms.
Anxiety, depression associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease
Apr 02, 2024
Causal relationship were seen for the moderately severe anxiety group with increased GERD incidence.
Vitamin D supplementation may cut dementia incidence
Mar 08, 2023
Any vitamin D supplement exposure was associated with a 40% lower dementia incidence.
Strawberry Fields REIT plans $102 million purchase of 18 SNFs, 5 ALs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 16, 2023
Senior living and care real estate investment trust Strawberry Fields REIT, based in South Bend, IN, plans to expand its portfolio with a $102 million purchase of 18 skilled nursing facilities and five...
Home BP monitoring can cut burden of CVD, healthcare costs
Jul 18, 2023
Non-Hispanic Blacks, women and rural residents had more averted cardiovascular events and greater cost savings.
Report backs immigration as a way to improve long-term care
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 09, 2022
Immigration reform could offer the solution for a growing number of Americans who want to age in place, according to a new research brief from the Brookings Institution