Breath training may lower stress in health workers at LTC facilities, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 02, 2024
A breathing technique could ease stress levels of healthcare workers at long-term care facilities, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Abnormal ventilatory patterns common after COVID-19 infection
Dec 09, 2021
Patients with postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection also have circulatory impairment, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue
Breathing spreads TB more than cough, groundbreaking study reveals
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 29, 2021
Fully 90% of infectious tuberculosis droplets are expelled by breathing alone, finds a study that may contradict decades of clinical teaching.
Half of hospitalized COVID survivors have symptoms 4 months later, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 22, 2021
Discharged patients who underwent a comprehensive physical exam at 4 months had fatigue, loss of physical function, sleep disturbances and cognitive impairment, investigators report.
Why the boxing gloves?
By
Teri Weiman, SSD-AD
Oct 18, 2011
It must be my optimistic nature that makes me think, “Why use a pair of boxing gloves when a feather will do?” Those of you in social services know what I mean when I say, “Why go for...