Significant increases in flu activity in the United States have occurred in the last two weeks. With the exception of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, this is the earliest that the nation has hit the influenza-like-illness baseline in nearly a decade. Not surprisingly, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention is urging all adults to get a flu vaccination this year.
LeadingAge's Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) announced the upcoming release of a whitepaper and selection matrix on selecting an electronic health record (EHR). The updated whitepaper became a topic of discussion at the 2013 Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Summit this week in Baltimore.
University of Pittsburgh researchers are developing a Breathalyzer than can detect and possibly monitor diabetes.
Pressalit Care recently released its Select Series of height-adjustable sinks.
