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Hip Fracture Statistics In The United States

July 21, 2026

More than 14.2 million people worldwide and 280 ,000 people in the US experience a hip fracture each year. The median 1-year mortality rate after a hip fracture is 22%; approximately 42% to 71% of hip fracture patients regain their prefracture level of basic activities of daily living within 6 mon[...]

Weight Gain In Adulthood Raises Cancer Risk Up To Five Times

July 19, 2026

A Swedish study of more than 600,000 patients (250,000 men and just under 380,000 women) found that gaining weight as an adult increases the risk of cancer by up to five times: increased cancer risk – both overall and for many specific cancer types – was associated with heavier initial weight in[...]

Older Americans More Often Choosing Assisted Living Communities Than Nursing Homes

July 16, 2026

AARP Public Policy Institute reports that assisted living communities provide residential, community-based care to older adults and people with disabilities where nearly 1 million people live and receive care. More than half are age 85 and over (from 408,000 in 2020 to 522,000 in 2022), with residen[...]

45% Of Nursing Home Staff Turnover Is Unreported

July 9, 2026

In 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) incorporated annual turnover into Five-Star Ratings but adopted a definition excluding staff below a 120-hour-in-90-days threshold. By 2022-2023, 45% of nursing hires were excluded under CMS’s definition of turnover and therefore [...]

Optometrists Have Few Medical Malpractice Payouts

July 5, 2026

A study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Optometry on April 27, 2026 entitled Malpractice payments by optometrists in the United States: An analysis of the National Practitioner Data Bank from 1996 to 2023 reported that “[m]alpractice payments involving optometrists remain i[...]

Study Finds COVID-19 Epidemic Reduced Cancer Survival Rates

June 27, 2026

A study published on February 5, 2026 in JAMA Oncology entitled Survival of Patients Diagnosed With Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic reported that a population-based cohort study of more than 1 million people in the United States found that patients diagnosed with cancer in 2020 and 2021, when co[...]

New Jersey Comptroller’s Medicaid Fraud Report Regarding Two Nursing Homes

June 16, 2026

The New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) conducted an in-depth investigation into the operations of two nursing homes, Hammonton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare (Hammonton) and Deptford Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare (Deptford), focusing on a five-and-a-half-year perio[...]

Study Found Routine Aspirin Therapy Prevents Severe Preeclampsia In At-Risk Populations

June 7, 2026

The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) issued a press release on February 11, 2026 that stated that prescribing daily aspirin at the first prenatal visit to all pregnant patients was associated with an overall reduction in the development of&[...]

Utah Audit Report Found 51% Of Funds Intended For Nursing Homes Were Retained At The Hospital Level

June 2, 2026

The Utah State Medicaid Plan was amended in 2013, which included adding section 942 within Attachment 4.19 – D, allowing for the Utah Skilled Nursing Facility – Upper Payment Limit Program (Utah SNF UPL). This type of program is referred to as a “Gap” program because the intention is to help[...]

Study: Severe Infections (i.e., Hospital-Treated) Associated With Increased Risk Of Dementia

May 21, 2026

A Finnish study of 62,555 individuals aged 65 or older in Finland in 2016 who were diagnosed with late-onset dementia between 2017 and 2020, and 312,772 dementia-free controls matched for year of birth, sex, and the follow-up period, reported: The study’s authors concluded: One of the study[...]

OIG Report: Nursing Homes Inappropriately Diagnosed Residents With Schizophrenia To Mask Misuse Of Antipsychotic Drugs

May 16, 2026

In its March 2026 report entitled “Nursing Homes Inappropriately Diagnosed Residents with Schizophrenia to Mask the Misuse of Antipsychotic Drugs,” the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services stated: Why OIG Did This Review What OIG Found OIG’s [...]

CDC Reports That Life Expectancy In U.S. Rose in 2024

May 14, 2026

In 2024, life expectancy at birth was 79.0 years for the total U.S. population—an increase of 0.6 year from 78.4 in 2023. For females, life expectancy increased 0.3 year from 81.1 in 2023 to 81.4 in 2024. For males, life expectancy increased 0.7 year from 75.8 in 2023 to 76.5 in 2024. In 2024, the[...]

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