New law calls for creation of ‘first-ever’ national plan, council to conquer Parkinson’s disease
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 08, 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services will form a federal advisory council that will provide recommendations for making progress against Parkinson’s disease, as well as implement a national plan...
VR treatment rooms for chronic pain, mobility issues could transform therapy for seniors
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 15, 2023
Virtual reality rooms for physical therapy could become increasingly common for older adults, one VR company predicts.
Business briefs, Aug. 31
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 31, 2023
CMS vows to move forward with staffing proposal ‘soon’ despite ‘inconclusive’ research … House committee asks DOJ about COVID relief fraud … $2.4K American Parkinson Disease Association grant...
More news for Thursday, Feb. 2
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 02, 2023
Man with ties to senior living industry now in US custody over Haitian president assassination plot … Program aims to expand, diversify aging studies research workforce … Parkinsons’ Foundation expands...
Natural environments may cut hospitalization for patients with neurodegenerative diseases
Dec 30, 2022
The normalized difference vegetation index was negatively associated with hospitalization for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia as well as Parkinson’s disease.
More news for Friday, March 18
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 18, 2022
OIG: NY state’s monitoring systems insufficient to ensure assisted living program provider compliance … U.S. long-term care communities to provide job training, relocation assistance to Ukrainian refugees...
More news for Friday, Aug. 30
Aug 30, 2019
1 year later: An update on the Welltower-ProMedica partnership … New York Times opinion piece says assisted living is “how not to grow old in America” … Drinking coffee may ease tremors in...
Estimate of annual cost of Parkinson’s doubles to $52 billion in new study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 17, 2019
The total cost of Parkinson’s disease to individuals, families and the U.S. government is $51.9 billion every year, according to a new estimate released by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s...
Senate Appropriations Committee approves $164 billion funding bill
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 09, 2016
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $163.8 billion health and education funding bill Thursday that increases monies for medical research and the fight against opioid abuse, among other areas,...
3 new dementia studies of note
Oct 27, 2015
New research quantifies costs associated with dementia care compared with other diseases and offers a little good news for those with Lewy body dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.