0

As ICE policy shifts, NC health care workers face uncertainty

As ICE policy shifts, NC health care workers face uncertainty

By Anne Blythe As executive orders and new policy directives come out of the White House at a dizzying pace, many health care workers have found themselves in a quandary. Within hours of President Don...

0

Bills taking aim at ‘government mandates’ on health insurance could hamper prior authorization reforms

Bills taking aim at ‘government mandates’ on health insurance could hamper prior authorization reforms

By Grace Vitaglione Bryan Lewis, 59, of Forsyth County, found a lump on his neck over a year ago. He had just moved to North Carolina and didn’t have health insurance through his employer, so he signe...

0

Insurance companies tighten coverage as U.S. faces growing risk from natural disasters

Insurance companies tighten coverage as U.S. faces growing risk from natural disasters

By Will Atwater Well before Helene’s floodwaters reached western North Carolina, an overwhelmed U.S. insurance market was already dropping coverage in places that are prone to disaster — and even in t...

Older Adults Want Telemedicine to Remain an Option Alongside In-person Care

Older Adults Want Telemedicine to Remain an Option Alongside In-person Care

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary Today the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society published a study about older adults’ views on receiving their primary care through tel...

Psychological Resilience May Increase Healthy Aging for Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

Psychological Resilience May Increase Healthy Aging for Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society recently published a study about healthy aging for older adults with type 2 diabetes. The res...

Cognitive Behavior Therapy Conducted by Telephone May Ease Arthritis-Related Insomnia

Cognitive Behavior Therapy Conducted by Telephone May Ease Arthritis-Related Insomnia

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary A new study revealed that a talk therapy practice conducted by telephone could help older adults who have arthritis-related insomnia sleep b...

What’s the Best Way to Prevent Falls in Older Adults?

What’s the Best Way to Prevent Falls in Older Adults?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary An international team of experts compared practices that research has shown to help older adults prevent falls. Their new study, published i...

Heart Transplants: Age is No Barrier to Successful Surgery

Heart Transplants: Age is No Barrier to Successful Surgery

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggests that survival rates after heart transplant surgery are simi...

Tremendous Teeth

We know what saves smiles. Gentle reminders of what keeps our teeth healthy and beautiful, no matter what our age, are listed and described.

A Perfect Storm

In at least half of the states, LTC homes are shielded to varying degrees from civil liability for COVID-19 claims. As Minnesotans are waiting to see whether the state will grant legal immunity to LTC...