WCSC reported the scary news that the CDC says South Carolina has the highest number of flu cases in the country. DHEC Lead Medical Consultant Dr. Martha Buchanan said the state has recorded at least 12 flu deaths this year. On Dec. 12, the state confirmed its first child flu-related death. “So we can’t, as public
National health spending reached $4.5 trillion in 2022, or $13,493 per person. Spending for services provided at freestanding nursing homes and continuing care retirement communities, which represented 4% of overall spending, increased by 5.6% in 2022, to $191.3 billion, after reporting a 7.8% dip in spending in 2021. The U.S. government spent more on health
This story first appeared in the SC Daily Gazette. A mew report published by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging shows a lack of investigation and enforcement by regulatory agencies over the long-term care industry. Vulnerable adults are being abused and neglected and the government does nothing to deter the conduct. The report mentions South Carolina as one
CNN had an interesting article about the regional differences in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. The report offers the first estimates of Alzheimer’s disease prevalence in the US at the county level. Seniors living in the East and Southeast regions of the United States are most likely to have Alzheimer’s disease, according to data published by the
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