6.7 percent of US adults cannot use automatic BP devices due to arm size
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Haymarket Media
Sep 06, 2024
The findings, with patients whose arm circumference was not in range, were seen for 10 most popular over-the-counter devices sold on Amazon.
Significant assisted living regulation changes bring challenges for providers, more options for residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 30, 2024
Significant new regulations for assisted living that just began rolling out this summer have created significant challenges for providers in Kentucky, but the end result will be more options for residents...
Self-insured health plans grow in popularity among small and medium-sized employers, report finds
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John Roszkowski
Sep 03, 2024
More small and medium-sized employers have turned to self-insured employee health plans since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, whereas the percentage of self-insured plans among large employers...
Dementia diagnoses up in individuals with acute kidney injury
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Haymarket Media
Sep 05, 2024
Developing AKI was associated with a significantly increased rate of subsequent dementia; the pattern was consistent across dementia types.
Year-over-year health spending growth highest ‘by far’ for home healthcare
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 28, 2024
Year-over-year growth in national health spending in June was highest “by far” for home healthcare, at 20.9%, compared with other major healthcare categories, according to a brief issued late Tuesday...
RSV vaccination effective against hospitalization in patients 60 years and older
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Haymarket Media
Sep 05, 2024
Vaccination effectiveness did not differ with inverse probability of vaccination weighting or for those aged 60 to 74 years and 75 years and older.
Workforce program gives students a taste of senior living while serving CCRC’s needs
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 05, 2024
A workforce engagement program launched by a Delaware continuing care retirement community provides job opportunities for high school students and gives them a taste for senior living while filling job...
Urinary cadmium levels linked to cognitive impairment in whites
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Haymarket Media
Sep 04, 2024
“[T]here are many reasons to reduce exposure to cadmium, whether it’s through implementing policies and regulations for air pollution and drinking water or people changing their behaviors by...
Six more deaths in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meats
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Haymarket Media
Aug 29, 2024
According to the CDC, “Listeria is especially harmful to people who are pregnant, aged 65 or older, or with weakened immune systems,” the agency said in a news release.
Time from drug approval to reimbursement longer in US than some European countries
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Haymarket Media
Sep 03, 2024
France has highest reimbursement rate one month after approval, while U.S. and Germany had no drugs reimbursed at one month