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Nursing Home Care: Nursing homes are a type of residential care that provide around-the-clock nursing care for elderly people. ... Nursing homes offer other services such as planned activities and daily housekeeping services. Nursing homes may also be referred to as convalescent care, skilled nursing or a long-term facility.
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MAY 17, 2022Health & Medicine
The Journal of the American Medical Association reported on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicin ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 20, 2022Health & Medicine
Ivermectin has been a drug of controversy in the COVID-19 treatment debate. Last year, it got a bad rap from the mainstr ...Written By: Alexandria BassAUG 23, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Residents of nursing homes are particularly susceptible to health complications. Around half of all individuals residing ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 22, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers led by Ohio State University have found that smartphone-based virtual reality (VR) games can relieve pain fr ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 25, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers have found that around 13.6% of deaths in the U.S. may come as the result of dementia. The figure, they say, ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 22, 2020Microbiology
It was thought that the first death in the US from SARS-CoV-2 happened in Washington State in late February, but autopsi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2020Cardiology
Stress has long been known to be a major risk factor for developing heart disease. Now, researchers from Drexel Universi ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 06, 2020Cardiology
People suffering from cardiovascular disease (CVD) often suffer from depression too- something that can lead to a viciou ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 29, 2019Plants & Animals
Staff at Santa Barbara Zoo were compelled to make a difficult decision this week after the park’s elderly Asian el ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 28, 2019Cancer
Cancer patients who meet certain requirements can now stay in some of Airbnb rentals for free, thanks to an expansion of ...Written By: Julia TraversFEB 05, 2019Cardiology
An ongoing study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has found that walking cadence is a reliable measure of ex ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 21, 2019Cardiology
Social isolation, defined as a lack of meaningful contact with others, is a risk factor for poor health and a higher dea ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 09, 2019Cardiology
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD) is known to cause pain or discomfort in the legs upon exertion. This is just one compo ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 06, 2019Health & Medicine
Elder abuse “includes physical, sexual or psychological abuse, as well as neglect, abandonment, and financi ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 01, 2019Cardiology
We all know that timely access to healthcare is fundamental to good health. Still, rural residents at home and abroad fa ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 07, 2018Videos
You've probably heard of norovirus before; it's a highly contagious family of viruses that can sicken large groups of pe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Early October, a 96-year old New Yorker of East European descendence passed away in a small northwest town. To those who ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 27, 2018Health & Medicine
Pregnancy and childbirth carry some risks, as any medical condition or event would, but most women who give birth have s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 05, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Up to 40% of people die from a viral hemorrhagic disease and until now physicians cannot agree if the only treatment ava ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 03, 2018Videos
Scabies is a condition that results when human itch mites burrow under the skin and bite. It's not just one or two mites ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 19, 2018Plants & Animals
Audrey, a female Masai giraffe from Santa Barbara Zoo in California, gave birth to a healthy female calf Wednesday after ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 03, 2018Immunology
Every year around this time, warnings of flu season reach their peak. Experts estimate that around 200,000 people every ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 27, 2017Microbiology
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are a group of bacteria that have high levels of resistance to specific an ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUN 15, 2017Neuroscience
While there are many neurodegenerative diseases that can devastate patients and families, Huntington’s disease rem ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 17, 2022
Health & Medicine
The Journal of the American Medical Association reported on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicin
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 20, 2022
Health & Medicine
Ivermectin has been a drug of controversy in the COVID-19 treatment debate. Last year, it got a bad rap from the mainstr
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
AUG 23, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Residents of nursing homes are particularly susceptible to health complications. Around half of all individuals residing
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 22, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers led by Ohio State University have found that smartphone-based virtual reality (VR) games can relieve pain fr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 25, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that around 13.6% of deaths in the U.S. may come as the result of dementia. The figure, they say,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 22, 2020
Microbiology
It was thought that the first death in the US from SARS-CoV-2 happened in Washington State in late February, but autopsi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2020
Cardiology
Stress has long been known to be a major risk factor for developing heart disease. Now, researchers from Drexel Universi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 06, 2020
Cardiology
People suffering from cardiovascular disease (CVD) often suffer from depression too- something that can lead to a viciou
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
Staff at Santa Barbara Zoo were compelled to make a difficult decision this week after the park’s elderly Asian el
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 28, 2019
Cancer
Cancer patients who meet certain requirements can now stay in some of Airbnb rentals for free, thanks to an expansion of
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 05, 2019
Cardiology
An ongoing study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has found that walking cadence is a reliable measure of ex
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 21, 2019
Cardiology
Social isolation, defined as a lack of meaningful contact with others, is a risk factor for poor health and a higher dea
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 09, 2019
Cardiology
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD) is known to cause pain or discomfort in the legs upon exertion. This is just one compo
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 06, 2019
Health & Medicine
Elder abuse “includes physical, sexual or psychological abuse, as well as neglect, abandonment, and financi
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 01, 2019
Cardiology
We all know that timely access to healthcare is fundamental to good health. Still, rural residents at home and abroad fa
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 07, 2018
Videos
You've probably heard of norovirus before; it's a highly contagious family of viruses that can sicken large groups of pe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Early October, a 96-year old New Yorker of East European descendence passed away in a small northwest town. To those who
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 27, 2018
Health & Medicine
Pregnancy and childbirth carry some risks, as any medical condition or event would, but most women who give birth have s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 05, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Up to 40% of people die from a viral hemorrhagic disease and until now physicians cannot agree if the only treatment ava
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 03, 2018
Videos
Scabies is a condition that results when human itch mites burrow under the skin and bite. It's not just one or two mites
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Audrey, a female Masai giraffe from Santa Barbara Zoo in California, gave birth to a healthy female calf Wednesday after
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 03, 2018
Immunology
Every year around this time, warnings of flu season reach their peak. Experts estimate that around 200,000 people every
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 27, 2017
Microbiology
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are a group of bacteria that have high levels of resistance to specific an
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUN 15, 2017
Neuroscience
While there are many neurodegenerative diseases that can devastate patients and families, Huntington’s disease rem
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim