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Changing The Way We Look At Dementia

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) In November, six people with Alzheimer’s disease and related types of cognitive impairment

(By Julie Rovner and Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) In a rare show of bipartisanship for the mostly polarized

(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Drug stores and pharmacy chains nationwide are experiencing spot shortages of Tamiflu and

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Aetna filed a lawsuit against an administrative support company blaming the company for

(By Howard Berkes and Adelina Lancianese for NPR) Epidemiologists at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health say they’ve

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) A little electrical brain stimulation can go a long way in boosting memory. The key

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walt Disney Co. has contracted directly with Orlando (Fla.) Health, which owns six

A new Health Affairs study finds Medicare’s annual wellness visits are less likely to occur at physician practices with low-income,

(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) A study published Monday by Human Rights Watch finds that about 179,000 nursing home residents are being given antipsychotic

(By Steven Findlay for Kaiser Health News) As lawmakers face another deadline this week for passing legislation to keep the