Nursing Homes Given Federal Go-Ahead To Allow More Visitors
(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which regulate nursing facilities, are lifting the ban
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Emerging Health Issues
A Pandemic Upshot: Seniors Are Having Second Thoughts About Where to Live
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Where do we want to live in the years ahead? Older adults are
Read MoreWhat Is the Risk of Catching the Coronavirus on a Plane?
(By Noah Y. Kim for Kaiser Health News) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tried to alleviate fears of flying during the
Read MoreExercise and Diet Are More Important Than Ever With Virus at Large
(By Bernard J. Wolfson for Kaiser Health News) If your life these days is anything like mine, a pre-pandemic routine
Read MoreScience will come 1st in race for coronavirus vaccine, 9 major drugmakers pledge
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) The CEOs of nine of the world’s major drugmakers on Sept. 8 signed
Read MoreCovid-19 is accelerating the Medicare trust fund’s dive toward insolvency
(By Gretchen Jacobson for STAT) The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed another victim: Medicare’s trust fund. The Congressional Budget Office released
Read MoreHow To Care For Older People In The Pandemic (And A Printable Guide!)
(By Malaka Gharib for NPR) During this pandemic, I’ve been worried about my grandma — Nanay, to me. That’s Tagalog
Read MoreHHS Plan to Improve Rural Health Focuses on Better Broadband, Telehealth Services
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) Knowing it may be met with some skepticism, the Trump administration Thursday
Read MoreAs Telemedicine Replaces The Physical Exam, What Are Doctors Missing?
(By Kristen Kendrick for NPR) Despite a foothold in medicine that predates Hippocrates himself, the traditional physical exam might be on
Read MoreOut-of-network providers price gouging COVID-19 tests, AHIP says
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Out-of-network providers are inflating the price of COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody tests, according
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