Spit test predictions
In a recent study doctors found that doing a spit test could help predict someone having a higher blood pressure. Over 535 genes have been connected through a simple spit test showing for over one million people. Researchers at Queen Mary University in London and Imperial College London says that about a third of the risk of high blood pressure is inherited.
Scientists found that people that had a higher genetic score were more likely to develop high blood pressure. They also found that people who had a higher score were 1.5[…]
Bullying in Nursing Homes
According to a recent study at Arizona State University, 20% of residents in nursing homes are being bullied by other residents. Not only do these seniors have to deal with the everyday struggles of aging, but they have to worry and live in a state of fear or depression from being bullied by peers.
There are many ways that senior bullying manifests and that’s through physical abuse, emotional and verbal abuse, as well as social excluding. This can happen whenever seniors are asked to share small spaces or to include others in[…]
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Nursing homes prepare for Florence
In less that 24 hours Hurricane Florence will make impact to the shores of the Carolinas. Officials have put out a state wide mandatory evacuation urging communities to leave the area. A nursing home in Myrtle Beach South Carolina started preparations for the hurricane last week and has their windows up and boarded. Many patients have already been picked up by family members while others were moved to another location in Columbia.
Many nursing homes across the Carolinas began reaching out to family members and started preparations for moving patients to different facilities.[…]
Apple’s new safety feature “Fall Safety” could save your life
Apple just announced an amazing new feature on the new Apple Watches that could possible save your life. “Fall Safety” monitors, detects, and alarms emergency contacts when a fall has occurred.
The fall detection gives you around 45 seconds to cancel before it notifies emergency contacts. It is able to detect your fall because of the monitoring system that is running on your phone. It monitors daily activities of the body. By “turning monitoring on” you will allow the system to detect any falls that may occur. It also has a build[…]
FDA concerned with misuse of feeding tubes
The FDA has issued new recommendations on using feeding tubes. In the past their have been instances where feeding tubes were being misused or misconnected with the wrong medical device that would then provide a different function than what it should have been doing.
Providers should be taking extra precautions when it comes to using feeding tubes. According to a new guide from the Food and Drug Administration, the tubes should be used with skilled care and the providers should be meeting all guidelines that have been issued by the International Organization for Standardization. These are implemented to help[…]
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