Should Older Seniors Risk Major Surgery? New Research Offers Guidance

Nov 28, 2022 at 11:46 am by Staff

  By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Nearly 1 in 7 older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, according to an important new study that sheds muc.... Read More

Treating Long Covid Is Rife With Guesswork

Nov 22, 2022 at 11:34 am by Staff

    By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Kaiser Health News    Medical equipment is still strewn around the house of Rick Lucas, 62, nearly tw.... Read More

Ascend Federal Credit Union Donates $13,508 to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Nov 21, 2022 at 05:16 pm by Staff

Ascend Federal Credit Union has announced it has donated $10,000 to the Tennessee Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) to support Light The Night. Cr.... Read More

Accurately predicting possible post-surgical effects on speech: forecasting the risks of brain surgery

Nov 21, 2022 at 12:07 pm by Staff

    Can surgeons quantify the risk of aphasia when removing a brain tumor? To find out, researchers at Klinikum rechts der Isar of the Technical University of Muni.... Read More

Medications At Home 

Nov 21, 2022 at 11:37 am by Staff

By Lindsay Dymowski As the population ages, innovations and technological advancements continue to emerge that help people live longer, healthier lives. The surge of populari.... Read More

New survey finds flexible schedule, quick access to wages key to addressing the national nursing shortage

Nov 21, 2022 at 11:10 am by Staff

  Gale Healthcare Solutions (Gale), the industry leader in on-demand healthcare staffing, released new survey data today showing that gig-style work options offering fle.... Read More

Audits — Hidden Until Now — Reveal Millions in Medicare Advantage Overcharges

Nov 21, 2022 at 10:33 am by Staff

  By Fred Schulte and Holly Hacker, Kaiser Health News     Newly released federal audits reveal widespread overcharges and other errors i.... Read More

Hearthstone Institute Merges Advisory Division with Nashville's Abe's Garden Community to Serve Davidson County's 90,000 Residents with Alzheimer's

Nov 21, 2022 at 02:20 am by Staff

Nashville — Thirteen percent of Davidson County residents - approximately 90,000 - have Alzheimer’s disease1.  That number is expected to continuously cl.... Read More

HHS Finalizes Physician Payment Rule Strengthening Access to Behavioral Health Services and Whole-Person Care

Nov 21, 2022 at 02:07 am by Staff

Rule includes expanded cancer screening coverage in support of President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot and promotes innovation and coordinated care in Medicare The U.S. Depar.... Read More

Antidote Health Launches Telemedicine Service for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes

Nov 21, 2022 at 01:23 am by Staff

Led by endocrinologist and diabetes specialist Dr. Lyle Mitzner, the new service addresses the soaring diabetes epidemic in the U.S. and underscores Antidote Health’s co.... Read More