Federal Government to Regulate Staffing at Nursing Homes for First Time
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nursing homes will soon have to meet federal minimum staffing requirements, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Friday.”Establishing minimum staffing standards for nursing homes wi…
Learn MoreUnhealthy Lifestyle Increases Risk for Nursing Home Admissions
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An unhealthy lifestyle is associated with an increased risk for admission to a nursing home in adults aged 60 years and older, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in the Journal of Epidemiology & Co…
Learn MoreUnhealthy Lifestyle Increases Risk for Nursing Home Admissions
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An unhealthy lifestyle is associated with an increased risk for admission to a nursing home in adults aged 60 years and older, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in the Journal of Epidemiology & Co…
Learn MoreCatheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Cuts Risk for Dementia, Death
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), those undergoing catheter ablation have a lower risk for incident dementia and mortality, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in the Journal of the American…
Learn MoreNurses Report High Resiliency, Yet Many Want to Leave the Field
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Despite high self-reports of resiliency, many nurses intend to leave the career, according to a study published online June 14 in BMC Health Services Research.Saija Sihvola, from University of Eastern Finlan…
Learn MoreExercise Intervention Beneficial for Health Care Workers
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An exercise intervention using apps is associated with improvement in depressive symptoms and burnout among health care workers (HCWs), according to a study published online Aug. 9 in JAMA Psychiatry.Vincent…
Learn MoreDrug Overdose Death Risk Increased for Specific Health Care Workers
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Specific health care workers have an increased risk for drug overdose death, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H., from the Mailman School o…
Learn MoreNurses, Other Health Care Workers at High Risk of Drug Overdose
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As the United States wrestles with soaring drug overdose deaths, new research finds that nurses, social and behavioral health care workers and health care support workers are at particularly high risk.Compare…
Learn MoreSocial Isolation Tied to Higher Risk for Nursing Home Entry
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Social isolation is a significant risk factor for nursing home use among older adults, according to a study published online July 24 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Mary Louise Pomeroy, Ph.D., from the Johns Hopki…
Learn MoreDurante la pandemia, los hogares de ancianos usaron menos fármacos para la COVID de lo previsto
MARTES, 18 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque los residentes de los hogares de ancianos tienen un riesgo alto de malos resultados si contraen la COVID-19, el uso de tratamientos antivirales, como los anticuerpos monoclonales, fue bajo a lo la…
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