21.2 percent of U.S. adults had diagnosed arthritis from 2019 to 2021
Oct 12, 2023
Age-standardized prevalence rates were higher among women than men, veterans than nonveterans and non-Hispanic whites.
Consuming forage fish instead of red meat could cut disease burden globally
Apr 11, 2024
The benefits include cutting the prevalence of disability and death as a result of diet-related disease.
Aquablation, HoLEP provide unique benefits for men with benign prostate hyperplasia
Jun 04, 2024
HoLEP has superior operation time, safety profile and volumetric results.
Most men choose active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer
Jan 22, 2024
Older age, white race, and higher education were patient factors associated with initial active surveillance uptake in an unadjusted analysis.
Resident dining contracts in senior living present complex web of offerings
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 23, 2024
Points versus a la carte. Formal versus informal. Resident dining contracts vary among providers and are a “very challenging part” of the overall service package for senior living providers, according...
WellQuest Living assumes management of 3 more Gallaher Senior Living communities
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 11, 2023
Salt Lake City, UT-based WellQuest Living has assumed management of three communities developed by Gallaher Senior Living in southern California under a model meant to highlight a boutique approach to...
Radiation therapy in mice and men helps treat heart failure, researchers find
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 01, 2023
Radiation therapy for cancer could soon be used to help treat patients with heart failure as well, new research demonstrates.
Disparities in post-acute stroke care depend on insurance status
Jul 17, 2024
Uninsured patients had the lowest odds of facility versus home discharge and home healthcare discharge versus home without home healthcare.
‘Private equity abuse’ in long-term care is target of new federal bill
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 13, 2024
Two Democratic senators from Massachusetts have introduced a bill they say is meant to “root out corporate greed and private equity abuse” in nursing homes, assisted living communities, home health...
Higher county-level prostate cancer screening tied to better outcomes
Jun 07, 2024
nalysis included 814,987 men (aged 40 to 99 years) with prostate cancer followed up for up to 10 years through cancer registries in eight US states.