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Health care workers, including registered nurses, health technicians, and health care support workers, are at increased risk of suicide compared with workers in other fields, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that average premiums, benefits, and plan choices for Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Part D prescription drug program will remain stable in 2024.

"Why do people put their parents in nursing homes when there are so many problems in them?" It was not the first time my mom had asked this question. This time, it came after yet another report of an elderly woman's death in a nursing home. The story ended with the largest jury verdict payout related to Florida assisted living homes, with the total reaching $12.5 million.

This month, VA’s National Cemetery Administration awarded $51.3 million in grants to Arizona, Arkansas, Nebraska, New York, Louisiana, Texas, and Virginia for the establishment, expansion, and improvement of state Veterans cemeteries. These grants will help these states deliver timely and accessible burial and memorial services to Veterans.

With case rates already ticking up this fall, people most at risk from the coronavirus and its complications — including people of color and the elderly — may not receive the latest boosters, some epidemiologists fear.