News of the Week - 2/7/25
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Nursing homes face soaring costs without healthcare carveout for new tariffs.
2nd restraining order on federal funding freeze issued as senior living organizations work to understand impact.
Still Sounding Young at 85, She Is the Voice of Old Japan.
Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol.
Study analyzes experience of boredom in dementia residents.
Soccer-loving nun from Brazil is world's oldest person at nearly 117.
Wearing dentures linked to slower cognitive decline, study finds.
Quick COVID-19 test ramp-up saved 1.4 million lives from 2000 to 2022, study finds.
Bill allows residents to sue nursing homes over ‘retaliation’.
What Matters More for Longevity: Genes or Lifestyle?
Coffee can slash the risk of a heart attack and stroke by a third, scientists say - but only if you drink it at specific time of day.
Nursing homes face soaring costs without healthcare carveout for new tariffs
McKnight’s - “Tariffs are a tax on the American consumer, hard stop,” said Brian Perry, vice president of government affairs at Direct Supply, one of the top companies delivering products to the skilled nursing and senior care markets.
“[I]n senior care, where often the bill is ultimately paid by Medicare or Medicaid, the increased costs eventually roll back to the government (over a long period of time),” Perry wrote on LinkedIn Sunday. “So short term, already-stretched providers are caught holding the bag while they hold on for dear life to keep the lights on. They don’t get to raise prices and send the bill to the government for immediate payment.”
2nd restraining order on federal funding freeze issued as senior living organizations work to understand impact
McKnight’s - US District Judge Loren AliKhan in Washington, DC, issued the temporary restraining order following a hearing by a coalition of nonprofits and small businesses that sued the government over the attempted freeze. AliKhan previously had issued an administrative stay on the freeze that was set to expire at 5 pm on Monday.
Shortly before issuing the extension, AliKhan said a funding freeze would be “catastrophic” to organizations “designed to further the public interest,” according to Reuters.
The ironic part os that these ruling have done nothing in terms of the administration releasing funds. They are simply ignoring the law.
Still Sounding Young at 85, She Is the Voice of Old Japan
NYT - To generations of Japanese, she is Sazae-san, the titular character of the world’s longest-running animated television series. Since “Sazae-san” began airing on Sundays at 6:30 p.m. in 1969, Ms. Kato has voiced the bossy but kind, absent-minded woman who is forever sheepish about some mishap. Ms. Kato was recently honored with a Guinness World Record for the longest career as a voice actor for the same character in an animated TV series.
Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol
NYT - Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to at least seven malignancies, including breast cancer. But to add warning labels, Congress would have to act.
Study analyzes experience of boredom in dementia residents
McKnight’s - A study on the daily routines, activities and types of boredom in people with dementia living in long-term care communities found that people’s experiences vary. In other words, some are bored but not all residents experience boredom on a regular basis.
Soccer-loving nun from Brazil is world's oldest person at nearly 117
CBS - A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world's oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan.Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny growing up that many didn't think she would survive childhood, Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew, told The Associated Press.
Wearing dentures linked to slower cognitive decline, study finds
McKnight’s - Wearing dentures could protect older adults from cognitive decline, a major study finds. The report was published in Aging Medicine. A team from NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing evaluated about 10 years of data from 27,708 community-dwelling older adults in China, including people missing some or all of their teeth.
Quick COVID-19 test ramp-up saved 1.4 million lives from 2000 to 2022, study finds
McKnight’s - A study reports that federal initiatives to support private companies to make and distribute COVID-19 tests saved about 1.4 million lives and prevented approximately 7 million people from being hospitalized during the pandemic. And still, Covid is rampant and vaccine uptake on the decline.
Bill allows residents to sue nursing homes over ‘retaliation’
McKnight’s - Illinois state providers say that a bill that passed allows residents to sue nursing homes for retaliation adds an extra layer of protection for a vulnerable population.
What Matters More for Longevity: Genes or Lifestyle?
NYT - When Dr. Nir Barzilai met the 100-year-old Helen Reichert, she was smoking a cigarette. Dr. Barzilai, the director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, recalled Mrs. Reichert saying that doctors had repeatedly told her to quit. But those doctors had all died, Mrs. Reichert noted, and she hadn’t. Mrs. Reichert lived almost another decade before passing away in 2011.
There are countless stories about people who reach 100, and their daily habits sometimes flout conventional advice on diet, exercise, and alcohol and tobacco use. Yet decades of research shows that ignoring this advice can negatively affect most people’s health and cut their lives short.
So how much of a person’s longevity can be attributed to lifestyle choices and how much is just luck — or lucky genetics? It depends on how long you’re hoping to live.
Coffee can slash the risk of a heart attack and stroke by a third, scientists say - but only if you drink it at specific time of day
Daily Mail - Coffee slashes the chances of heart attack and stroke – but only if you drink it in the morning. Research suggests the time you enjoy an espresso or flat white is more important to your health than how much you drink.
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