Court says employer not burdened by contraception mandate
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
A federal trial court has declined to grant an injunction in a case over the Affordable Care Act’s “contraceptive mandate,” finding against companies that said the requirement goes against...
SNF that kept prison inmates constituted ‘immediate jeopardy’ for residents, state says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
An Oklahoma nursing home was slapped with $168,000 in fines after taking in jailed inmates following a prison riot.
Dogged pursuit sniffs out C. diff
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
Another accolade for man’s best friend: A new study finds dogs can sniff out the deadly Clostridium difficile bug with a high degree of accuracy.
3 test combo to treat AD?
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
Combining diagnostic tests that include imaging and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers can improve prediction of a patient progressing from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease, according...
Profile: Joseph C. Isaacs Executive Director, Advancing Excellence in Long-Term Care Collaborative
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
From an early age, Joseph Isaacs has strived to make people proud.
Nurse practitioner associations merge
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American College of Nurse Practitioners were set to merge at the beginning of January. The newly created American Association of Nurse Practitioners...
Common antipsychotics fuel doubts about safety, efficacy
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
Piling onto the concerns about off-label use of antipsychotics, a new study has found four of the most common medications lack safety and effectiveness in older adults.
New flu tool is able to predict outbreaks, researchers show
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
With the flu season kicking off early and strong in December, a new system purported to tie together weather forecasting with outbreak predictions was unveiled.
Whooping cough rates soar; shots urged
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
Adults over age 65 are being pushed with more emphasis to get the whooping cough (tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis/Tdap) vaccine, which researchers have found to be as safe and effective in the senior...
SNF execs ordered to repay $23 million
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
A well-known former nursing executive must repay the federal government $13.8 million for fraudulent business practices. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Mary M. Lisi handed down the ruling for the misuse...