Predictive models for HTN screening developed using speech recordings
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HealthDay News
Sep 13, 2024
Accuracies were up to 84 percent for women and 77 percent for men using HTN threshold of SBP ≥135 mmHg and DBP ≥85 mmHg
Increasing thiazide dose linked to greater reduction in calcium
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Haymarket Media
Aug 28, 2024
The cumulative incidence of symptomatic stone event decreased with the increasing calcium change after thiazide prescription.
Senior living priorities hang in balance during ‘strange’ political season
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 29, 2024
In one of the “strangest” political years ever, the dust is finally settling and a presidential race is setting up, according to one expert who looked at how the elections could have a significant...
Residents spread love through fresh-baked cookies for the less fortunate
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Foster Stubbs
Sep 11, 2024
The residents at Shem Creek Health Center at South Bay at Mount Pleasant cook up sweet surprises for the less fortunate in Charleston. Find out more and learn how to submit your photos!
Pelvic floor yoga not superior for women with urinary incontinence
Aug 26, 2024
Total urinary incontinence frequency decreased by 2.3 episodes per day with yoga and 1.9 episodes per day with physical conditioning.
COVID-19 pandemic created adversity but also fueled personal growth among CCRC residents: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 27, 2024
A study of 98 older adults living in a Florida continuing care retirement community during the COVID-19 pandemic not only showed how the group bounced back from adversity but how residents grew stronger...
Brookdale Senior Living first senior living company to be certified as ‘Most Loved Workplace’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 27, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living has become the first senior living company to earn certification as a “Most Loved Workplace” for demonstrating a commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment.
Statin therapy cost-effectively improves health outcomes for ≥70s
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HealthDay News
Sep 12, 2024
The lifetime use of a standard statin increased quality-adjusted life years by 0.24 to 0.70, with further increase seen for higher-intensity statins.
Many US adults with uncontrolled HTN are unaware of HTN status
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HealthDay News
Sep 13, 2024
70.8%t of those who were aware of their high blood pressure status and met the criteria for meds had uncontrolled hypertension.
Communities ‘travel’ through time, space to celebrate 2024 Olympics
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Foster Stubbs
Aug 28, 2024
A Morning Pointe Senior Living campaign aims to bring the rest of the world to residents in communities across the nation. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!