BREAKING: CDC eases restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals in non-healthcare settings
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 08, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued long-awaited guidance on what new activities COVID-19 vaccinated people in “non-healthcare settings” can and can’t do regarding masking and...
Kindred confirms Ventas deal, will fully leave SNF biz
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Aug 09, 2017
Kindred Healthcare Inc. confirmed in July its previously announced plan to exit the skilled nursing facility industry.
First fully solar-powered nano case for smartphones released
Oct 14, 2014
JUSE, a Silicon Valley start-up, has announced the first consistently powered solar nano case for smartphones.
New bed can offer flexibility
Feb 12, 2014
The new Joerns EasyCare® Healthcare Bed is fully configurable, with features that include integrated width expansion.
Taking the final steps
By
Dave Surico
Sep 01, 2014
Ashby Ponds opens all levels of care as it realizes the vision for a fully operating continuing care retirement community in Virginia
COVID-19 may be a new risk factor for chronic pain, national study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2023
Fully 26% of study participants with moderate to severe COVID-19 symptoms reported frequent pain, researchers report.
Nurse association takes ‘zero tolerance’ stance on workplace violence, bullying
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Sep 01, 2015
A leading long-term care nurses group is praising a tough, new “zero tolerance” the American Nurses Association has adopted regarding violence and bullying in healthcare workplaces.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Jan. 27
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 27, 2022
CMS: Only fully vaccinated surveyors should be part of on-site survey teams … CMS begins posting more staffing and turnover data … Senators sponsor bipartisan bill to probe handling of U.S. pandemic...
Breathing spreads TB more than cough, groundbreaking study reveals
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 29, 2021
Fully 90% of infectious tuberculosis droplets are expelled by breathing alone, finds a study that may contradict decades of clinical teaching.
Frequent hip-replacement benefit: less back pain
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2020
Lower back pain resolved in fully 82% of arthritis patients after hip replacement surgery, say orthopedist-researchers.