As wildfires spread across southern Canada, smoke from those fires is rapidly drifting into the U.S. and the American Heart Association, warns that wildfire smoke exposure poses an increased risk for heart disease in both the short and long term. “Most people think of breathing problems and respiratory health dangers from wildfire smoke, but it’s… Continue reading Wildfires and Long-Term Health Risks
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The Long-Term Care Patients Who Are at Highest Risk for Hospitalization
Long-term services and supports are provided to 12 million people who live in nursing home and assisted living facilities, as well as their own homes. Within that group, New York University researchers found, people who have a high probability of suffering from cardiopulmonary disease are hospitalized more often than people with other kinds of conditions.… Continue reading The Long-Term Care Patients Who Are at Highest Risk for Hospitalization