California takes top spot as worst state for retirees
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2024
California and New York are the worst places for retirees to live, due to rising costs, lack of healthcare options and limited choice of retirement communities, according to data from SmartAsset as reported...
Senior living will ‘benefit greatly’ from ‘largest federal investment’ of $244 million in apprenticeships,...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 15, 2024
The White House has announced the awarding of $244 million in grants aimed at bolstering registered apprenticeship programs across the country.
Osteoporosis screening rates low for Asian American Medicare beneficiaries
May 01, 2024
Among Asian American beneficiaries, the rates were higher for women and those with higher household income.
Labor Department seeks to boost employer compliance with injury, illness data reporting
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2024
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released 2023 injury and illness data collected under the agency’s new Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses...
Business briefs, June 17
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 17, 2024
Provider groups praise bill streamlining Medicare Advantage prior authorization process … Consumer, industry advocates make recommendations for states to help combat rise in elder real estate fraud,...
National plan on aging ‘essential’ to addressing key issues: AARP
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 18, 2024
Aging, itself, isn’t a challenge — but being unprepared for aging is, according to AARP, which on Wednesday released a white paper that lays out a blueprint for developing a national plan on aging.
Men face more diabetes complications than women
May 17, 2024
The findings were independent of diabetes duration over a 10-year period.
Procedure risk tied to outcomes in older emergency general surgery patients
May 08, 2024
Procedure risk more predictive than assessments of frailty.
Use of acid-suppression therapy linked to migraine, severe headache
Apr 26, 2024
Adjusted odds ratios of 1.70, 1.40 and 1.30 were seen for proton pump inhibitors, H2 receptor antagonists and generic antacids, respectively.
AI shows good clinical knowledge, reasoning for eye issues
Apr 26, 2024
The performance for GPT-4 neared that of expert ophthalmologists and exceeded the performance of trainees and nonspecialists.