Inequalities in human resources for health linked to mortality
May 15, 2023
A negative association was seen between total human resources for health level and all-cause mortality.
Brookdale Senior Living prevails in shareholder lawsuit over staffing allegations
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 25, 2024
A shareholder lawsuit against Brookdale Senior Living alleging misconduct by company officials in trying to meet financial targets cannot move forward following a federal judge’s ruling on Tuesday.
White House to spend billions to boost COVID-19 vaccine supply
Nov 17, 2021
The goal of the plan is to produce at least 1 billion doses a year beginning in the second half of 2022.
Pfizer has two updated booster shots to help fight omicron
Jun 27, 2022
The company said Saturday that it was confident that its new booster candidates are better than their predecessor.
Former school repurposed for New England’s first LBGTQ affordable senior housing community
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 13, 2022
The former William Barton Rogers Middle School in Hyde Park, MA, which has sat idle for years, soon will see new life as Boston’s — and all of New England’s — first affordable housing community...
Homelessness increases mortality risk for older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2022
The older a person is who becomes homeless, the higher the likelihood of death, according to new research from the University of California San Francisco.
Total alcohol intake not linked to ventricular arrhythmia risk
Dec 28, 2021
Total alcohol intake has a U-shaped association with sudden cardiac death; beer, cider, spirits are linked to increased risk.
With growth plans brewing, Aegis Living looks to former Starbucks executive to fill president’s role
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2019
Aegis Living has hired former Starbucks executive Kris Engskov to serve as the company’s new president as it percolates growth plans to meet an expected increase in demand from baby boomers.
Excess mortality adds to the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 11, 2022
Between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021, 18.2 million people were estimated to have died worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tax bill update: Corporate tax tweak, reprieve for PABs?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 14, 2017
It’s looking like the new corporate tax rate designation will be 21% rather than 20%, as Republican House and Senate negotiators rushed to finalize a tax deal Wednesday.