Discordant pneumonia diagnosis from presentation to discharge common
Aug 05, 2024
More than half of the patients hospitalized and treated for pneumonia had discordant diagnoses from initial presentation to discharge.
Remission of type 2 diabetes feasible with soup and shake diet intervention
Aug 09, 2024
32% of those who completed the program had remission, with mean weight loss of 14.4%, or 15.9 kg.
Meet Amanda Tilton, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Foster Stubbs
Aug 12, 2024
Amanda Tilton, chief nursing officer at BAYADA Home Health Care in Pennsauken, NJ, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Physical activity cuts depression in people with arthritis-related pain
Jul 23, 2024
Patients with the highest pain may have the greatest benefits.
Variety of digital apps aid mental health symptoms in adults
Jul 22, 2024
The authors say that digital interventions may aid patients waiting for care.
Meet Eileen Rainer, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Foster Stubbs
Aug 09, 2024
Eileen Rainer, chief financial officer at Ultimate Care Assisted Living Management, LLC – Managers of The Bristal Assisted Living in Ronkonkoma, NY, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s...
Educational, medical debt high among nursing home, home health workers: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 29, 2024
Healthcare workers may carry higher educational and medical debt than workers in other professions, and nursing home and home health workers are among those with the highest debt, according to a study...
Urinary metal levels linked to increased risk for CVD, mortality
Aug 07, 2024
For the mixture of six urinary metals, the adjusted hazard ratio for the interquartile range increase was 1.29 and 1.66 for CVD and mortality.
Complex interaction seen between social determinants of health, mortality
Aug 07, 2024
A scoring system can help identify individuals at high risk for mortality based on their combination of social determinants of health.
Meet Rachel Shearer, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Foster Stubbs
Aug 09, 2024
Rachel Shearer, senior vice president of operations at Ignite Medical Resorts in Park Ridge, IL, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
