Updates issued for standards of medical care in diabetes
Jun 02, 2022
The updates include effects in patients with type 2 diabetes of finerenone on cardiovascular outcomes in those with cardiovascular disease and of SGLT2 inhibitors on heart failure and renal outcomes.
Outcomes worse for Blacks, Hispanics after some types of stroke
Jun 02, 2022
Compared with white patients, the 30-day survival after intracerebral hemorrhage was worse in Black patients, and the risk for 30-day mortality after SAH was greater in Hispanic patients.
Listening can help reduce compassion fatigue in service industry: speaker
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 02, 2022
During a Wednesday LeadingAge membership call, Gregg Levoy, an author and speaker about mental health, acknowledged that long-term care providers are facing a workforce crisis of epic proportions, with...
New law gives funding boost to affordable assisted living program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 02, 2022
An Illinois nursing home reform bill signed into law this week includes funding for a supportive living alternative that is part of the continuum of care offered by some senior living providers.
Some retirees embrace returning to work
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 02, 2022
To help with labor challenges, long-term care employers may want to look to retired workers. Many baby boomers who retired now are finding themselves wanting to return to work, and companies are welcoming...
Greater nurse staffing tied to better sepsis outcomes
Jun 01, 2022
An increase in registered nurse hours per patient day was associated with a 3% decrease in 60-day mortality.
U.S. spends more on cancer than other countries, but without mortality benefit
Jun 01, 2022
The United States had the highest per capita spending on cancer care in 2020 but a median cancer mortality rate.
Vaccination offers partial protection for postacute phase of COVID-19
May 31, 2022
Individuals with breakthrough infection have an increased risk for death and postacute sequelae compared with contemporary controls.
Multisystem abnormalities persist after COVID-19 hospitalization
May 31, 2022
Persisting evidence of cardio-renal involvement and hemostasis pathway activation was reported at 28 to 60 days after discharge.
Unsweetened, sugar-sweetened coffee intake linked to mortality
May 31, 2022
Moderate consumption of unsweetened coffee and sugar-sweetened coffee was linked to a reduced risk for all-cause mortality.