Lack of knowledge on osteoporosis is widespread, may lead to undertreatment, investigators find
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 08, 2023
Despite experiencing fractures attributable to osteoporosis, many women in a study had not undergone screening for the disease, researchers say.
COVID mortality trending older, with 9 in 10 deaths in adults aged 65 and older
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 30, 2022
Overall, people aged 65 and older accounted for approximately 90% of US COVID-19 deaths in October, finds a new analysis of federal data.
Now that COVID is waning, time to focus on the things you ignored
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Jun 28, 2023
Now that the Public Health Emergency has ended, and COVID-19 is starting to become less of a burden in your facility, now might be a good time to focus on protecting your liability.
Patient advocates decry CMS decision on Alzheimer’s drug coverage
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 24, 2023
The Alzheimer’s Association and others have strongly criticized a decision by CMS to stand by its highly restrictive coverage for new dementia drugs.
USPSTF recommends biennial screening mammography from ages 40 to 74
May 10, 2023
New draft recommendations advocate starting biennial mammographies at age 40. Evidence said to be insufficient for screenings in women aged 75 years and older.
WHO turns attention to fungal infections as drug resistance builds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 26, 2022
The World Health Organization has created a first-ever priority list of fungi that it says pose the greatest emerging threats to public health.
CA Supreme Court backs employers in ‘take-home’ COVID case
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 10, 2023
Nursing homes and other employers cannot be held legally or financially responsible for preventing the spread of COVID-19 from their employees to their household members, the California Supreme Court has...
Medicare Advantage retaining sicker patients with more complex health needs: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 29, 2023
After years of criticism for cherry-picking healthier people for enrollment, Medicare Advantage is now holding onto more patients with chronic conditions, investigators say.
For-profit providers still on hot seat in final House COVID report
By
Joe Bush
Dec 12, 2022
Months after its first attack, a key House COVID subcommittee on Friday targeted five of the nation’s five largest for-profit nursing home companies over low staffing and wages and slow vaccine booster...
Strikes expanding to new frontlines as stress grows among unexpected healthcare workers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 20, 2023
Strikes like the massive one threatened by Kaiser Permanente’s California blue collar workers last month could be a sign of what’s to come for the broader healthcare sector.