Incidence of mental illness up after COVID-19 in unvaccinated people
Aug 23, 2024
Incidence of mental illness was lower in vaccinated cohort compared with pre-vaccine availability and unvaccinated cohorts.
Cutting proportion of RNs on care teams tied to worse outcomes
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Haymarket Media
Aug 29, 2024
Worse outcomes include avoidable patient deaths, readmissions, longer lengths of stay, decreased patient satisfaction and excess costs.
Study supports home telemedicine-based hospital care
By
Donna Shryer
Aug 27, 2024
A recent study published in PLOS ONE revealed promising outcomes for patients receiving home telemedicine-based hospital care. The research, conducted at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center, compared traditional...
Televisit outpatient care feasible for inflammatory bowel disease
Aug 23, 2024
No increase was seen in IBD-related hospitalizations versus in-person outpatient care.
People in the news, Aug. 20
Aug 20, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at Brandon Wilde, Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Buckner Retirement Services, CVS Health, Distinctive Living, LeadingAge Southeast, LCS, Massachusetts Assisted Living...
Fed chair signals possible rate cut ahead of September meeting
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 26, 2024
Lower federal interest rates could be coming as soon as next month, although Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell declined to commit to an exact date when speaking Friday at an economic symposium in Jackson...
Age bias declines in the workplace, but work remains
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 12, 2024
Fewer Americans aged 50 or more years believe that “age bias is a fact of life in the workplace” compared with 15 years ago, according to the results of a recent survey. But that doesn’t mean...
Judge’s ruling a double victory for senior living
By
John O'Connor
Aug 22, 2024
Senior living operators might want to send U.S. District Judge Ada Brown a thank you note.
Cholinesterase inhibitors beneficial for dementia with Lewy bodies
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Haymarket Media
Aug 28, 2024
The use of cholinesterase inhibitors significantly slowed cognitive decline at follow-ups compared with memantine and nonuse.
Psilocybin has better response than placebo in antidepressant trials
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Haymarket Media
Aug 28, 2024
Only high-dose psilocybin was better than placebo in antidepressant trials of escitalopram.