Telehealth program focuses on COVID-positive patients discharged from hospitals
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 13, 2020
COVID-positive patients at some Texas hospitals now can be treated and monitored at home throughout their recoveries as part of a program through Dallas-based TheraCare Home Health, part of the Cantex...
Smartphone reminders, mobile health apps offer benefits for older adults: researchers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2022
Older adults could benefit from smartphone reminders and mobile health apps in managing medications and chronic conditions, according to two recent studies.
Walgreens steps up at-home COVID-19 testing capabilities
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 22, 2021
Walgreens has expanded its digital health platform, Walgreens Find Care, to include 11 new and four expanded collaborations with service providers.
19% of older adults don’t plan to get flu vaccine: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 09, 2019
Nineteen percent of people aged 60 or more years do not plan to get vaccinated against influenza this year, according to a new AmeriSpeak Spotlight on Health survey from NORC at the University of Chicago.
CDC: Diabetes management could help prevent hospitalizations, emergency department visits, deaths
Jul 23, 2017
Helping residents get their diabetes under control may help lower hospitalizations, emergency department visits, deaths and healthcare costs, suggests a new report from the Centers for Disease Control...
Genetics, diet quality independently linked to T2DM risk
Apr 28, 2022
Low diet quality versus high diet quality was linked to about a 30% increase in risk for type 2 diabetes regardless of genetic risk.
More news for Thursday, Sept. 23
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 23, 2021
Ventas completes $2.3 billion acquisition of New Senior Investment Group … Expanding home- and community-based services means a stronger economy: Moody’s Analytics … Long-term care industry emphasizes...
Gestational diabetes mellitus may up risk for range of later cardiovascular conditions
Feb 10, 2022
Traditional risk factors such as subsequent diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia only partially contribute to higher risk.
Startup tech companies use robots, web tools, artificial intelligence to address social isolation, diabetes
May 31, 2018
Social isolation, remote patient monitoring and diabetes management are the areas of focus for three healthcare start-up companies with which the AARP is working in its role as a “champion”...
Google, Sanofi, Joslin collaborate to fight diabetes
Sep 01, 2015
Drug maker Sanofi, Google’s life sciences team and the Joslin Diabetes Center will collaborate in an effort to improve care and outcomes for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.