MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic has worsened longstanding staffing shortages at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. Now, a new study shows that high employee turnover rates have yet to improve. Researchers found that after initial workforce losses in the early phase of theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Researchers report that life expectancy in the United States dropped in 2021, continuing a troubling trend that began in the first year of the pandemic. Specifically, average U.S. life expectancy tumbled from 78.86 years in 2019 to 76.99 in 2020. It then fellContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A record number of American adults are now dying with a dementia diagnosis, new research shows. Yet, that increase of 36% from two decades ago may have more to do with better record-keeping than an actual rise in dementia cases, the study authorsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Fresh government data shows that COVID deaths among nursing home residents data have fallen to the lowest levels seen since the pandemic began. Some 67 residents died nationwide of COVID during the week ending March 27, according to the latest statistics from theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Oregon will no longer require terminally ill patients to be residents of the state to use its law allowing physician aid in dying. A lawsuit that challenged the residency requirement as unconstitutional was settled Monday, with the Oregon Health Authority and the OregonContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer can be a devastating diagnosis, and now two new studies show these patients are at increased risk for anxiety, depression and suicide. The findings highlight the need for oncologists to pay more attention to their patients’ mental health needs, the authors said.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Landing in the hospital with a serious illness such as stroke can be one of the worst experiences of a person’s life. Why, then, do so few take advantage of a medical specialty aimed at easing pain and suffering during their hospital stay?Continue Reading
FRIDAY, March 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you think the reported worldwide death toll from the pandemic is already too high, new research suggests the number of excess deaths may be triple that of official estimates. The official COVID-19 death toll between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new report delivers a troubling statistic: Seven in 10 consumer product-related deaths occur among those over 65, even though these people only account for 16% of the U.S. population. Each year, consumer products are linked to roughly 3,800 deaths and nearly 3Continue Reading
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Minimum staffing levels will be a main feature of a major overhaul of U.S. nursing homes that President Joe Biden is expected to announce in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night. Staffing levels are considered a critical marker for nursing homeContinue Reading