The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted the elderly, killing one in every 100 older Americans as the US death toll surpasses 800,000. As a result, nursing home facilities are especially vulnerable to severe virus transmission — namely nursing homes, which have experienced drops in facility occupancy due to the pandemic. Now, as infection rates rebound [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic remains an unprecedented challenge for the US healthcare system, pushing the sector to innovate quickly and efficiently for the sake of patients, workers, and institutions alike. These changes include the optimization of healthcare logistics, the foundation of virus mitigation protocol. As healthcare- and lab-related supply chains fell into a state of indefinite [...]
As COVID-19 endures amidst new variant outbreaks, several pandemic-related trends have followed suit – namely an uptick in “pandemic pet” ownership. Shelters, breeders, and rescue centers have been inundated with hopeful pet owners looking to combat social isolation and existential anxiety. Now, in face of countless new patients and pet-related inquiries, many veterinary clinics are [...]
Despite its benefits, many people are entirely unaware of palliative care. More than 70 percent of U.S. adults who took part in the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) in 2018 reported no knowledge of such care. Of those who claimed some knowledge, 38 percent mistakenly equated it to hospice care and 44.4 percent said [...]