Facility lighting could be key to memory, cardiac health
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2019
The kind of light often used in medical settings has been tied to inflammation, brain-cell death and a higher mortality risk in cardiac patients.
Gingivalis: Gumming up the mouth, brain
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2019
The same bacteria that causes gum disease may contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis and aspiration pneumonia.
60 Seconds With … Los Angeles Jewish Home’s Noah Marco, M.D.
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2019
McKnight’s Senior Editor Elizabeth Newman spent a minute with the LAJH’s chief medical officer.
Providers cautioned not to change caregiving processes
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2019
Patient outcomes will be the guiding light under the Patient-Driven Payment Model, and data monitoring will empower the new payment system’s ability to illuminate.
‘Women’ honor date is May 16
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2019
McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees for 2019 will be celebrated May 16 in Chicago.
Electric bursts tied to memory
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2019
Transcranial magnetic stimulation increased activity in the brain tied to age-related memory loss, according to a recent study.
Dialysis users may die sooner
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2019
Seniors with end-stage kidney disease who start dialysis are dying at higher rates than previously thought, according to new research from institutions that included Harvard Medical School and the Icahn...