Healthcare

Salisbury, N.C. – September 05, 2026 -- Fewer than 4 percent of U.S. homes offer basic accessibility features such as a no-step entry, single-floor living, and wide halls and doorways, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, even as clinical care increasingly moves into private residences. Home for Life Design has published research-backed evidence for its Accessibility Ratings, a standardized scoring system designed to measure whether a home supports safe, independent living.

Aging population and fall risk drive demand for home-based care infrastructure

The U.S. Census Bureau projects the population aged 65 and older will reach approximately 73 million by 2030. The CDC reports that one in four adults over 65 falls annually. Hospital-at-home programs, value-based payment models, and Medicaid home- and community-based services are pushing clinical care into living rooms, bathrooms, and kitchens not built or measured for it.

NEW YORK – September 04, 2026 -- NYU Langone Health has appointed William Gordon Frankle, MD, MBA, as chair of the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, effective September.

Frankle succeeds Marmar after 17-year tenure

Dr. Frankle takes over from Charles R. Marmar, MD, who completed 17 years as chair and will continue as director of the Center for Precision Psychiatry within NYU Grossman School of Medicine's faculty. Frankle previously served as vice chair of the department and chief of psychiatry service at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn, and holds the title of professor of psychiatry.

Frankfurt (Oder), Germany -- Klinikum Frankfurt (Oder) opened a new hybrid operating room on Aug. 31, 2026, backed by roughly 6 million euros in investment, RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG announced. The facility, one of five hospitals in the Rhön-Klinikum network, will serve as the primary site for vascular surgery and cardiology teams treating complex vascular and cardiac cases across eastern Brandenburg. Hospital managing director Christian Petersen and chief medical officer Prof. Richter-Ehrenstein presented the room as a step toward offering high-end interventional procedures rarely available outside specialized centers.