An analysis published in BMJ Open, claims that a physical disability that will severely restrict daily activities, will be found in one in four women and one in six men aged 65 and older by 2047 in Europe. The researchers warned that this significant rise is likely...

Jodelle Maglaya | Aug 5, 2018

Researchers are arguing that an intervention that addresses HIV testing and beliefs needs to happen so that the demographics of those age 50 and older, as well as Hispanics can be tested. In the study published in the journal Medicine, Brandon Brown, an HIV researcher at the...

Jodelle Maglaya | Aug 5, 2018

Google, a major employer in the field of technology, has failed to block a class-action lawsuit by rejected job applicants. The lawsuit states that the company has been systematically favoring younger applicants.  As part of what is currently a sealed decision, a San Jose U.S. District Judge, Beth...

Catherine Marucci | Aug 5, 2018

Lung transplant lists are long, and suitable lungs are in short supply. Because of this, many scientists have tried to create bioengineered lungs, although without notable success until now. Previous versions of the engineered organs have resulted in edema and issues with blood vessels. Recently, scientists have

Catherine Marucci | Aug 4, 2018

The United Kingdom’s inheritance tax revenue hit an all-time high of £5.2 billion ($6.7 billion).  Inheritance tax revenue has doubled since 2010/11 despite recent changes that allow for couples to pass down more money with tax exemptions.An ageing population and the increasing value of real estate...

Alec Pronk | Aug 4, 2018

De Hogeweyk home in the Netherlands is a unique solution to providing treatment to senior citizens who suffer from dementia.  The facility opened in 2009 and offers residents the opportunity to remain in a familiar environment, one where they go to the store and take care of their home as...

Alec Pronk | Aug 4, 2018

NASA came out with a report this week detailing why terraforming Mars may not be happening any time soon. According to their research, we simply do not have the technology required to handle the task of taking on the Mars’ atmosphere. According to

Catherine Marucci | Aug 3, 2018

With heart failure on the forefront of elderly people being hospitalized, a new Senior Vice President of Health Strategies for the Midwest Affiliate of American Heart Association is hoping to change that. The world’s leading voluntary health organization announced today that Dr. Jeff Willett will be...

Jodelle Maglaya | Aug 3, 2018

End-of-life care is a growing industry in America with the number of hospices increasing by 43% from 2006 to 2016.  With this massive growth, oversight has been overlooked and many Americans are receiving inadequate end-of-life care according to a

Alec Pronk | Aug 3, 2018

It’s been more than a decade that researchers have been examining the healthcare disparities of Americans living in urban and rural areas; and a new study has found that dementia and cognitive impairment is more prevalent in seniors living in rural areas, than those in urban areas.   "The incidence...

Jodelle Maglaya | Aug 2, 2018

A newly released report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General has found Medicare fraud and patient neglect in hospice care. Hospice care is a much-needed service that bills by the patient and day, rather than by the number of services provided...

Catherine Marucci | Aug 2, 2018

As a result of a USA Today and Kaiser Health News investigation, Medicare announced it will review it’s policy of funding seniors’ spinal surgery at same-day surgery centers.  The joint investigation found cost-cutting techniques led to 260 deaths in surgery...

Alec Pronk | Aug 2, 2018