A shift to heating our homes by heat pumps would put massive pressure on the electricity grid.

A new study documents major gaps in who gets dementia care that could help them remain at home. A key factor is potential family caregivers.

Insulate Britain, a new environmental campaign group, is right to highlight the need for action on home insulation.

A lot has happened since the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. A portrait in data highlights trends in everything from case counts, to research publications, to variant spread.

New research sheds light on why COVID-19 hit nursing homes so hard: People in long-term care facilities had more reinfections than the general population.

People with diabetes who are on Medicare have less risk of re-hospitalization when they receive home health care within two days of discharge.

Early detection of illness among nursing home residents can not only reduce avoidable hospitalizations, but could save nursing homes millions of dollars.

COVID-19 hit long-term care facilities hard. Addressing the trauma that residents and staff endured is key to regaining trust in a space that may no longer feel safe.

Scientists are looking for safe new ways to prevent ice from damaging food in frozen storage, which costs consumers billions of dollars a year in wasted food.

Researchers have now created a simple, inexpensive diagnostic test that allows users to test themselves for multiple variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus at home, using just a sample of their saliva.