COVID-19 survivors have higher risk for digestive diseases, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 17, 2024
People who survived COVID-19 — including some older adults — have a higher risk for digestive diseases, a new study finds.
Effectiveness similar for first-line ACE inhibitors, ARBs in hypertension
Jul 26, 2021
Risks for angioedema, cough, pancreatitis, and GI bleeding significantly lower with ARBs for first-line HTN treatment
Analysis: Medicare beneficiaries less likely to die at top-rated hospitals
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Haymarket Media
Oct 19, 2007
Medicare beneficiaries on average have a 71% lower chance of dying at one of the nation’s highest-rated hospitals compared with those treated at the lowest-rated hospitals, according to the annual...
Health and Human Services must recode feeding device, court rules
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 06, 2018
A federal court has ordered Health and Human Services to use a unique billing code for a certain type of feeding device.
Most cancer patients discharged to SNFs don’t receive further treatment or hospice care: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2022
Only 9% of Medicare recipients studied received both cancer and hospice care, and ADL improvements were minimal, the study found. The results show that more carefully targeted palliative care transitions...
Elder love
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Dec 05, 2017
I lost one of my two mothers-in-law last Monday, five weeks after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Audrey had filled a hole in my life left after the death of my beloved great-aunt many years...
A good book’s unintended lesson and tears for a great friend
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James M. Berklan
Apr 27, 2015
One of the best signs of a good book is its unplanned lessons. While its title might profess how to fix this or do better at that, a high-quality book also will lead the reader to enlightenment for reasons...
Person-centered confusion — and the value of a milkshake
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Aug 08, 2017
It was a bit disheartening to read some of the comments we received on a story covering a resident-focused care session at a recent national conference. The commenters seemed to immediately pole vault...
Not settling for one path
By
John Hall
Nov 01, 2011
If you ever find yourself in the company of Joe Steier, you might get lucky and be treated to a delicious meal at Bearno’s, a Louisville, KY, favorite among locals for decades.
Why personalized nutrition is the key to reducing hospital readmission rates
By
Jessica A. Iannotta, MS, RD, CSO, CDN and Susan Bratton
Nov 02, 2017
Malnutrition is highly prevalent among cancer patients today, and is one of the leading causes of readmission for long-term care residents.