Johnson & Johnson’s artificial joint firm announced a recall of two hip replacement products. Subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. said it is recalling the ASR Hip Resurfacing System and the ASR XL...
Schwaner moves to Goodman Group
Jan 14, 2014
John Schwaner started at The Goodman Group as the vice president of sales & marketing in December. Schwaner will play a key role in overseeing all aspects of sales and marketing for the Senior Living &...
Amgen pays $25 million to settle whistleblower case over kickbacks to long-term care pharmacies
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 18, 2013
Biotechnology company Amgen will pay $24.9 million in a settlement over whistleblower allegations that the company paid kickbacks to long-term care pharmacies to increase the use of an anemia drug in nursing...
Clinical briefs for Friday, July 21
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 21, 2023
CMS proposes nixing PET scan limits, which could make it easier to access Leqembi … Here’s how diabetes impairs eye healing … Semaglutide diabetes med safe in adults over 55 … Be patient if you...
Prevnar 13 gets nod for pneumonia care in senior market
Jan 04, 2012
Pfizer Inc. announced that the Food and Drug Administration approved Prevnar 13 to prevent pneumococcal disease in older adults. The announcement “offers the potential to contribute to the health...
PharMerica shareholders approve merger
Nov 15, 2017
PharMerica Corporation said this week the majority of outstanding shares of PharMerica common stock voted to approve the adoption a merger.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 22
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 22, 2022
FDA: Philips recalls some previously replaced Trilogy ventilators … Anti-hyperglycemic drugs raise risk of MS in patients with diabetes … NIH awards $12M for developing antivirals against viruses...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Oct. 21
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 21, 2022
Use peer mentoring, not a ‘diet of distraction’ to combat isolation in long-term care … Behavioral health drug prescriptions surged during pandemic, Medicare data show … Diabetes drugs linked to...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, April 1
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2021
J&J shipment of 15 million vaccines halted due to manufacturing error … NIH: Preventive treatment slows eye damage in diabetes … Unhealthy gums tied to higher systolic blood pressure in healthy...
Company partners with UM Medical School
Aug 15, 2017
Long Term Care Innovation Inc. and the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Commonwealth Medicine division have announced a strategic partnership.