Rehab patients are arriving in sicker condition than before, and post-acute providers are carefully calculating whether to pursue them as residents
Talking up speech language pathology
By
John Andrews
Feb 01, 2012
Despite low profiles, speech professionals have assumed expanded roles and are making increasingly critical contributions to rehab regimens.
Weight for it: High BMI, extra pounds may lead to cardiovascular disease, study says
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 17, 2019
Investigators have found that excess weight and body fat are a likely cause of cardiovascular disease, not simply associated with it.
Discovery may lead to better prevention of macular degeneration, elderly blindness
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 18, 2005
Researchers say their discovery of a gene linked to age may lead to a simple test for diagnosing those most at risk for macular degeneration. The condition is the leading cause of untreatable blindness...
‘Bad cholesterol’ is targeted as possible catalyst among those with early-onset Alzheimer’s
By
John O'Connor
May 31, 2019
While most people with Alzheimer’s disease are 80 years old or older, about 10% begin to suffer symptoms before age 65.
Feds: 8 bilked system for $150M, took nursing home residents’ genetic matter
By
John Hall
Aug 09, 2022
Federal authorities indicted eight business people in a sweeping case of alleged Medicare and Medicaid fraud involving a genetic testing firm and three marketing companies.
Analysis: Providers adjust to the new world of PDPM
By
Liza Berger
Feb 02, 2020
As landmark program begins, stakeholders now ask the question: What will the data show?
Study: Heart disease and stroke risk factors linked by single genetic defect
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 01, 2004
A single flaw in a person’s genes may indicate a lifetime of struggle with heart disease risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other metabolic disorders, according to recent...
Active lifestyle may slow cognitive decline in people with Parkinson’s and dementia gene: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 02, 2021
Greater physical activity at the study’s start appeared to lessen gene-related cognitive decline two years later, the authors report.
Genes cause aging? New research suggests so
Jul 25, 2008
While no one knows for certain what causes us to age, prevailing wisdom suggests it’s a buildup of stresses and the cumulative effects of disease. The surprising results of a recent study, however,...