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Three Triangle-area housing pilots offer NC blueprints for adults with disabilities

Three Triangle-area housing pilots offer NC blueprints for adults with disabilities

Key Takeaways:  HOPE NC has opened three supportive housing pilots for adults with disabilities in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. The nonprofit wants to help other organizations replicate the model...

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Duke Health, CaroMont join forces in bid for two Charlotte hospitals

Duke Health, CaroMont join forces in bid for two Charlotte hospitals

Key Takeaways:  Duke Health and CaroMont Health are seeking state approval to build two hospitals in Mecklenburg County. The proposed hospitals would expand Duke’s presence in the Charlotte market, w...

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What to know about childhood vaccines this year: A Q&A with a trusted pediatrician.

What to know about childhood vaccines this year: A Q&A with a trusted pediatrician.

By Rose Hoban Fall leaves are starting to turn, and school is in full swing. That means respiratory infections are about to tick up, and it’s the time of year when health care providers talk to their ...

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...