New treatment guidelines for chronic constipation in adults published
By
Alicia Lasek
May 22, 2023
The new guidelines cover management of chronic idiopathic constipation, a common disorder that affects 8% to 12% of U.S. adults.
ProMedica tackles ‘false’ portrayal of incoming operating partner for 147 sites
By
Joe Bush
Dec 09, 2022
Criticism of a new Welltower skilled nursing operating partnership drove down the real estate investment trust’s stock price Wednesday, but current operator ProMedica said Thursday that a damning report...
NIH study finds high rates of persistent chronic pain among U.S. adults
By
Alicia Lasek
May 17, 2023
In the U.S., new cases of chronic pain occur more often than new cases of other common health conditions. This pain is also persistent, lasting at least one year for most people, investigators report.
Meet Emily Erickson, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 21, 2023
Learn more about Emily Erickson, Chief Clinical Officer, Retirement Unlimited Inc., Roanoke, VA.
Wireless smart bandage makes short work of chronic wounds
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2023
A Stanford University research team has created a smart bandage made of a thin, flexible printed circuit and a wireless power source that provides electrical stimulation to injured tissue.
Amid ProMedica ouster, advocates question new operator’s qualifications
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 30, 2022
Weeks after Welltower announced it plans to transition its ProMedica portfolio to a new operator, consumer advocates and mainstream media are questioning the track record of the selected firm.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 20, 2024
Flexibility second only to higher pay as top desire in new healthcare burnout report … NIH to invest an additional $515M for long COVID research … About half of healthcare workers witnessed racism,...
Lab owner bilked Medicare of $7 million in nursing home COVID scheme, feds say
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 21, 2023
A laboratory owner preyed on nursing home clients to bilk Medicare out of at least $7 million in claims for early COVID-era tests that were unnecessary and, in some cases, never performed, the government...
Two drugs commonly used to treat heart failure equally improve patient survival, a finding that has “immediate clinical applications,” investigators say.
Congress advisers back permanent telehealth expansions, look to nix in-person rule for behavioral telehealth...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 12, 2024
Maintaining Medicare beneficiaries’ access to telehealth services, especially for behavioral health, must remain an initial priority over payment reform or quality measurement, members of a congressional...