The library is more than a place to get books. Now, thanks to the library's heart program, libraries in Central Florida are where community members can look to one aspect of health. A partnership between HCA Florida Healthcare, the American Heart Association, and the Orange County Library System will allow patrons under the age of 18 to check their blood pressure monitoring kits. In 2024, the kit was checked out 459 times.”We try to bring the work of our community to life in a library-like environment, as we meet people where they are,” said Jimmy Clarity, vice president of Community…
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A North Carolina nursing home is being sued after an open wound from a dementia patient was allegedly invaded by a fly larvae, also known as Serious.Bernice Mays, 81, was recovering after a Covid-19 match while living in a nursing home in Charlotte. Her time in bed caused pain in her heels. Four months later, the wound attracted the fly.According to reports on WSOC-TV, Mays' grandson, Justin Waddell, discovered the injury and cited sanitation issues at the facility as a possible cause of intrusion, sought legal help.This incident occurred in 2021. After warning the facility's operator, the University Place Nursing…
Des Moines, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) – 14 bills related to nursing home monitoring were introduced in the Iowa Senate this week, but it is not expected to win approval.In early 2025, Senate Speaker Amy Sinclair, a Republican from Allerton, told Iowa Public Radio that she had no anticipated any action on nursing home regulation, and told the state was already doing a good job overseeing the industry.Before the session, Sen. Claire Celsi, a Polk County Democrat, called for more stringent surveillance and increased enforcement of nursing home regulations. On Wednesday, she introduced 14 separate bills dealing with nursing homes…
Nashville, Tennessee, March 6, 2025 (Globe Newswire) – Technology and healthcare IT industry executives face both new possibilities and challenges in the areas of cybersecurity, audit, taxation, and AI-driven business intelligence as their 2025 approach. The top five trends affecting this sector have been discussed by national LBMC experts, giving leaders practical advice on how to handle changing technologies and regulatory environments. 1. Regulation development: State and local tax (salt) considerations The rapid expansion of digital services compiled in expanded tax provisions has led to increased scrutiny by state and local tax authorities. Healthcare IT and technology companies must: Sales…
Dear Eric: My mother is almost 92 years old and has recovered from a stroke. She no longer drives. Her poor athleticism means that she cannot cook or handle hot items on the stove, shower or bathe herself.My brother and I agree that we need to help mom live as a nurse, but the brother insisted on taking care of herself. But now she realizes it is a burden and she cannot have her own life, see her friends, or take care of her home.I'm retired so my sister thinks she can snap her fingers, and I arrive to free…
Serene Perkins, Chief Medical Officer of Providence Medical Group, spoke about the role of artificial intelligence or AI at the AI Innolation conference on AI Innovation and Anchorage's AI Innovation conference.She outlined the AI tools Providence already used by the entire network of healthcare facilities in Alaska and six other states.She said one AI tool that Providence is built in is using artificial intelligence to analyze patient messages to providers. This identifies patients at the highest risk so that health care providers can respond quickly.”It's like suicidal thoughts,” Perkins said. “We need to get it to the top of our…
The expected summer opening at Conrad Breast Center, located on the third floor of South Meadows' famous specialty hospital, marks a new chapter in breast health and wellness for residents of northern Nevada. courtesy The expected summer opening at Conrad Breast Center, located on the third floor of South Meadows' famous specialty hospital, marks a new chapter in breast health and wellness for residents of northern Nevada.The Conrad Breast Center is different from any care center in the community today, says Madeline Hardacre, wellness pharmacist in Health's oncology. This is a one-stop shop for breast health and wellness, reducing the…
Multiple members of the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) executive board have resigned in the last year, Nursing Times can reveal. Five members of the regulator’s executive board left between mid-2024 and January 2025, while a further two individuals who were filling posts temporarily have stepped down in the last few weeks. “The recruitment to the executive board will help bring stability” NMC spokesperson The NMC told Nursing Times that the resignations reflected the “period of change” the organisation was going through. Several of the vacant positions are now being advertised to be filled substantively, which the NMC said would…
Dr Shika Pappoe’s journey from Yale and Harvard to transforming kidney care highlights how combining clinical expertise with innovation can reshape healthcare. Read on for her insights on overcoming challenges and driving change in STEM and patient care. In the ever-evolving field of STEM, individuals are continually shaping their careers through both innovation and perseverance. Dr Shika Pappoe, an advisor at Carna Health, is a leader in healthcare transformation, focused on improving kidney care, addressing systemic healthcare challenges and developing new models for chronic kidney disease (CKD). With an academic foundation from Yale and Harvard, combined with key leadership roles…
A second nurse from Australia has been arrested after a viral video appeared to show two hospital workers bragging about refusing to treat Israeli patients and threatening to kill them. The 27-year-old nurse, Ahmad Rashad Nadir, based in Sydney, has been charged with one harassment or menace offence and one count of possession of a prohibited drug. “There is a tremendous amount of dedication and hard work going into all these investigations” Karen Webb Nadir was arrested on Tuesday, 4 March by New South Wales Police after a video surfaced allegedly showing him and another nurse, 26-year-old Sarah Abu Lebdeh,…