A golden era of innovation in wound care is approaching
By
John Hall
Jun 01, 2022
Technology and improved practices are merging to create new and successful strategies for preventing and treating chronic wounds.
Women at ‘significantly’ higher risk of long COVID, researchers find
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 22, 2022
More women have long-term health effects related to COVID-19 than men. But men are more likely to have kidney and endocrine issues, Investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Friday, June 3
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 03, 2022
‘Catastrophic’ changes to blood cells may explain sudden frailty in older age … Pulse oximeter failures delayed COVID care for dark-skinned patients … Second half of life focuses on quality...
Ask the wound care expert: What is terminal ulceration?
By
Jeffrey M. Levine, M.D., AGSF
Jun 01, 2022
Q: What is terminal ulceration?
Making space for clinical trials in long-term care
Jun 01, 2022
Principle CEO Lynn Hood, Principle COO Joylin Nation and Tyler Miller of Care Access to learn what it takes to make a drug trial partnership work — and why the success of such initiatives matters not...
After leading in COVID-19 drug trials, a nursing home chain now partners on dementia drug
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 31, 2022
Principle LTC, operator of 45 nursing homes in the Southeast, is building on its successful role in testing a key drug for COVID-19 prevention and treatment to launch trials of a new Alzheimer drug.
Ask the wound care expert: How can care for pressure injuries be incorporated into a facility’s system...
By
Jeffrey M. Levine, M.D., AGSF
May 01, 2022
How can care for pressure injuries be incorporated into a facility’s system of care?
Private equity deals slow in 2022 after 2021 high
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2022
Private equity healthcare provider deals have slowed in early 2022 after reaching a high in 2021, according to recent reports.
Candida auris outbreaks reported across Nevada skilled nursing and acute-care facilities
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 19, 2022
Nevada health officials have been investigating outbreaks of Candida auris since mid-April in “several” long-term care facilities, a local news outlet reports.
FDA approves diabetes drug with evidence of superior blood sugar control
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 17, 2022
Mounjaro was more effective than other type 2 diabetes drugs at helping clinical trial participants control blood sugar and lose weight, the FDA reports.