Brain scans can predict the success of treatment for social anxiety disorder

brain scansSAN FRANCISCO: New research suggests that it may be possible to do better than a coin toss when choosing psychiatric therapies for patients. The study, which performed brain scans on 38 SAD patients, found that these scans contain clues that indicate, with about 80 percent accuracy, Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The seven hundred and sixteenth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Two development sites have been sold by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council to a Black Country firm which will build new care facilities.

Walsall-based Upward Property Estates acquired Read More »

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Startups vie to build an Uber for health care

appsPHOENIX: Heal is one of several startups putting a high-tech spin on old-fashioned house calls—or “in-person visits,” since they can take place anywhere. The services provide a range of nonemergency medical care—from giving flu shots to treating strep throats and stitching lacerations—much like a mobile Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeHOUSTON: 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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