Preexisting allergic disease may increase risk for long COVID
Nov 15, 2023
A systematic literature review identifies an increased risk but with very low certainty.
Senior living industry urges Congress to pass bipartisan ‘career savings plans’ bills
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 04, 2023
A coalition of more than 650 organizations, including senior living organizations, is urging Congress to support a bipartisan bill that would expand eligible uses of college savings plans to cover workforce...
Resident autonomy supersedes industry risk intolerance, authors say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 03, 2023
Engaging continuing care facility residents in decision-making that affects their care and treatment is necessary to maintaining their autonomy and dignity, according to a recent article in JAMDA–The...
Nobel Prize for medicine awarded to COVID-19 vaccine pioneers
Oct 02, 2023
The prize panel said that their discovery ‘fundamentally changed our understanding of how mRNA interacts with our immune system.’
Building owners must improve breathing conditions for our most vulnerable populations
By
Serene Almomen, PhD
Sep 14, 2023
The elderly — and all of us — deserve to know that the air we and our loved ones are breathing is safe and healthy.