~40 Percent of incident heart failure diagnoses occur in acute care
Jul 27, 2021
Forty-six percent of those with diagnoses in acute care had potential heart failure symptoms in the previous six months.
Assisted living operator gets jail time, probation in resident death after air conditioning fails
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 19, 2019
An operator of an Arizona assisted living facility has been sentenced to an additional 90 days in jail and three years of probation after pleading guilty to vulnerable adult abuse, a felony, for her role...
Hand grenades found at assisted living community
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2017
Two hand grenades belonging to an assisted living resident in New York caused a scare Friday afternoon when they were discovered by staff members who reported them to the local police.
CDC calls emergency meeting on heart inflammation link to COVID-19 vaccines
Jun 11, 2021
The agency has identified 226 reports so far that may meet its ‘working case definition’ of myocarditis and pericarditis.
More activity, less sitting may cut risk for obstructive sleep apnea
Aug 02, 2021
A prospective cohort study shows that more hours of physical activity and fewer hours sitting at work/away from home may lower risk for obstructive sleep apnea.
Statin use does not change benefits of prostate cancer screening
Dec 08, 2021
Less of an increase was reported in detection of low-grade localized tumors in statin users versus nonusers.
Days of extreme heat linked to increased risk for ED visits
Dec 01, 2021
The risk increased for emergency department visits for any cause and for heat-related illness, renal disease and mental disorders.
Deaths from 5 diseases decline
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 28, 2015
Wellness efforts may be having an effect. Deaths from five of the six leading causes saw an overall decline in the United States between 1969 and 2013, according to a new analysis.
Housing initiative for Afghan refugees results in spread of ‘contagious compassion’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2021
An Oklahoma single-site life plan community has joined the effort to help Afghan refugees start new lives in the United States.
Life expectancy decreasing, CDC says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 15, 2018
Life expectancy in the United States decreased in both 2015 and 2016, marking the only decreases in the past 20 years and the first consecutive two-year decline since 1964, according to a new report from...