Competing interests converge on health care price-setting panel

money DALLAS: As hundreds of people in business attire watched from the gallery, a panel of experts under the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry adopted a long list of proposals to revise the fees that can be charged by the nation’s hospitals and pharmacies for medical Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime BOSTON: Retirement communities and skilled nursing homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers.

But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing to effectively Read More »

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Microbes identified as core dementia cause

microbes DALLAS: New treatments for dementia patients could be a major step nearer after a group of influential scientists identified microbes as a cause.

A paper brings together evidence linking microbes – a virus and two kinds of bacteria – to the development of the illness. Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy NEW YORK: The one hundred and fifty-sixth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Developers want to put up 165 homes off Joannies Avenue and say half “affordable “. There will also be a community building, open space, play space, access and Read More »

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