Nursing Home Surprise: Advantage Plans May Shorten Stays to Less Time Than Medicare Covers
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News on October 4, 2022) After 11 days in a St. Paul, Minnesota, skilled
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Aging
The 10 drugs most likely to be the 1st negotiated by Medicare
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review on September 30, 2022) The first drugs negotiated by Medicare are likely to
Read MoreTo prevent unnecessary biopsies, scientists train an AI model to predict breast cancer risk from MRI scans
By Jayne Williamson-Lee for Stat News on October 3, 2022 A biopsy that turns out to have benign results can
Read MoreClearing Pollution Helps Clear the Fog of Aging — And May Cut the Risk of Dementia
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) During the past decade, a growing body of research has shown that air
Read MorePrivate Equity Sees the Billions in Eye Care as Firms Target High-Profit Procedures
(By Lauren Weber for Kaiser Health News) ST. LOUIS — Christina Green hoped cataract surgery would clear up her cloudy
Read MorePeople with autoimmune disease at higher risk of death by heart attack, study suggests
By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review on September 15, 2022 Cleveland Clinic researchers found that people with an autoimmune disease are
Read MoreOlder adults could see more money in their pockets as Social Security increases, Medicare Part B premiums flatten
By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review on September 14, 2022 Older adults could receive an increase in Social Security payments as
Read MoreDaily multivitamins improved the brain function of seniors in a trial — but plenty of questions remain
By Jonathan Wosen for STAT News on September 14, 2022 While pharma companies struggle to show that cutting-edge therapies can
Read More‘They need more’: 3 geriatric emergency department leaders on why specialization is essential
By Alexis Kayser for Becker’s Hospital Review on September 12, 2022 Geriatric emergency departments are being added to hospitals nationwide
Read MoreWith early Alzheimer’s in the family, these sisters decided to test for the gene
By Jon Hamilton for NPR on September 12, 2022 In some families, Alzheimer’s disease seems inevitable. “Your grandmother has it,
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