by | Oct 4, 2020 | Home Health, Pharmaceutical
A new study led by Boston Medical Center researchers indicates a well-known biomarker that serves as a marker for earlier diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases is now detectable in the eye. Neurofilament light chain, a protein previously detected in cerebrospinal...
by | Sep 18, 2020 | Home Health
I have a dear friend who just found out her dad collapsed at a restaurant and had to be rushed to the hospital where they performed heart procedures. He will be in ICU for a few days. Her mom has dementia. Luckily, they have an aide that will stay with her mom at...
by | Sep 1, 2020 | Equipment, Home Health
Adults with uncontrolled high blood pressure were about half as likely to have serious cardiovascular events in the five years after a pharmacist-led telemonitoring program compared to those receiving routine primary care. Researchers, led by study author Karen L....
by | Aug 10, 2020 | Equipment, Home Health
Telemedicine is having its moment. Over the last few months, millions of people have relied on video or telephone calls to talk to their doctors. But as the pandemic moves across the United States, and eventually recedes in some places, how long will the moment last?...
by | Jul 30, 2020 | Home Health, Pharmaceutical
Lack of Sleep Not getting enough sleep can make you more likely to catch viruses or germs. And you also may take longer to get better. That’s because your body can’t make as many infection-fighting cells and proteins called antibodies that help defend against illness....
by | Jul 22, 2020 | Home Health
What to do about Lake Placid? For weeks, Dave and Nancy Nathan had been debating whether to proceed with a long-planned family trip to a lodge there next month, marking his 80th birthday. “It looked dreamy, mountains and lakes,” said Nancy, 74. Besides, they hadn’t...
by | Jul 1, 2020 | Home Health
The good news is that with precautions in place you may be able to see — and even hold — the newest addition to your family! One of the most difficult aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic is that it is has forced families and friends to miss out on life events. Weddings,...
by | Jun 12, 2020 | Home Health
For the several million older Americans being cared for at home, the coronavirus brings new challenges. In March, Amy Carrier asked one of the two women who provided home care for her mother to stop coming to work. Her mother, 74, has Alzheimer’s disease and lives...
by | May 21, 2020 | Home Health
The following is borrowed from a May 2020 article in The New Yorker, written by Atul Gawande, a surgeon, public-health researcher, and a staff writer. Health-care workers have been on the job throughout the pandemic. What can they teach us about the safest way...
by | May 14, 2020 | Home Health
Researchers analyzed patient data from 10 countries. The team found a correlation between low vitamin D levels and hyperactive immune systems. Vitamin D strengths innate immunity and prevents overactive immune responses. The finding could explain several mysteries,...
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