I am on a mission to preserve the most valuable item in my home: my fiancé, who has never had COVID. Through sheer luck and a healthy dose of terror, he made it through the first pandemic year without getting sick. Shielded by the J&J vaccine and a Moderna booster, he dodged infection when I fell ill last November and […]
Lesia Donalson, clinical auditor/educator for Adoration Home Health, has been named a 2022 Frontline Honors honoree by Home Health Care News. To become a Frontline Honoree, an individual is nominated by their peers. The candidate must be a dedicated, high-performing frontline worker who delivers exceptional experiences and outcomes; a passionate worker who knows how to put their vision into action […]
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is expected to instate an indoor mask mandate as early as next week, in response to rising COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations in the area. The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday that the heightened response is due to a surge in cases the immune-evasive Omicron subvariant BA.5. A mandate decision could come […]
Data from Johns Hopkins University indicates that artificial intelligence and machine learning are effective in alerting doctors earlier to signs of sepsis in patients.
PAM Health (Enola, Pa.) is planning a freestanding rehabilitation hospital in Mechanicsburg, Pa. The 42-bed project will include treatment for patients recovering from debilitating illnesses and injuries, including traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, strokes and other neurological disorders, amputations, and other orthopedic and post-surgical conditions. Project construction is slated to begin in early 2023, with the clinic opening scheduled […]
If you’re living with diabetes or prediabetes, maintaining good blood sugar control can be a real challenge under any circumstances. Add in complicating factors like weather, stress, schedule changes and lack of sleep, and it can be even more difficult to lower your blood sugar. The good news is, a little bit of detective work and some help from your […]
Carrum Health announced a partnership with Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital in South Florida to expand the availability of complex joint, spine and bariatric care to self-insured companies and their employees in Florida. Building on a successful collaboration to offer Carrum Health members access to high-quality complex cardiac care through Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute in Ohio, this expansion […]
In recent years a disturbing trend should have come to light to anyone closely following the security industry. We have seen a large uptick in investment in security tools by organizations, but we have not observed a decrease in breaches and ransomware attacks. In fact, the number of data breaches and ransomware attacks are still arguably increasing despite this increased level […]
Health insurance companies, providers, and millions of policyholders would suffer significant disruptions if President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats fail to extend the enhanced subsidies that drove record enrollment on the health insurance exchanges. The extra financial assistance, temporarily enacted as part of the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will disappear at year’s end without legislative action. Lower enrollment […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. — An old, brick house in Charleston’s Wagener Terrace district stands out from its gentrified neighbors in several ways: It’s 14,000 square feet, built to accommodate around 30 people, and was constructed 90 years ago to provide shelter for pregnant girls. It still does just that. Pregnant teenagers with few options, often escaping dangerous living situations, come here […]