A movement to provide hospital-level care for sick patients in their own beds, in the comfort of familiar surroundings, is growing in the United States — a trend already embraced in some other countries A while back, Robert Diegelmann completed a 10-day hospital visit — in the comfort of his home. The 81-year-old was being treated for a recurring infection at VCU Medical Center’s...
Throughout her childhood, Julia Lo Cascio dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. So, when applying to medical school, she was thrilled to discover a new, small school founded specifically to train primary care doctors: NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine. Now in her final year at the Mineola, New York, school, Lo Cascio remains committed to primary care pediatrics. But many young doctors...
The Miami Herbert Business School’s annual Business of Health Care Conference, entitled Post Election, on January 24, 2025, promises to be an unmissable event for professionals, innovators, and thought leaders in the health sector. Hosted at the University of Miami, this conference will bring together an impressive roster of speakers who are industry leaders across various facets of...
Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in October. A livestock veterinarian at the University of Wisconsin, Poulsen had seen sick cows before, with their noses dripping and udders slack. But the scale of the farmers’ efforts to treat the sick cows stunned him. They showed videos of systems they built to hydrate hundreds...
Everyday physical activity, like going for a short walk or playing with the kids, may provide short-term benefits for cognitive health, equivalent to reversing four years of cognitive aging. That was a key finding for my colleagues and me in our new study, which was published in the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Prior to enrollment into a study of diet and dementia risk, we asked a...
The federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) is a crucial law in the healthcare industry. It criminalizes the act of paying someone to refer patients or generate business when any form of state or federal healthcare program funds—such as Medicare, Medicaid, CHAMPUS, and TriCare—are involved. Many states have their own versions of this law. While it seems straightforward, many physicians and...
