A prescription-strength nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory gel for arthritis is the first of its kind to be approved for over-the-counter use in the United States.
Skyline operators stole $2M from employees, lawsuit claims
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 06, 2020
A newly filed lawsuit has accused the former operators of New Jersey-based nursing home chain Skyline Health Care of stealing more than $2 million from employees.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, January 31
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 30, 2020
U.S. life expectancy goes up for the first time since 2014 … FDA to review skin patch therapy for Alzheimer’s … U.S. outperforms peers in flu vaccination among seniors, underperforms in other healthcare...
AMT introduces UriCap for patients in long-term care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 04, 2019
American Medical Technologies, a provider of wound care solutions for post-acute environments, has partnered with TillaCare to introduce an innovative external urine collection device for managing female...
Drug may slow skin aging, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 28, 2019
A drug approved to prevent organ rejection reduces aging markers in adult hands, a new study has found.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, December 2
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 28, 2019
Yearly mammography results in fewer advanced-stage cancers … Women may be undertreated for obstructive sleep apnea … Statin use heightens odds of skin infection, diabetes … Sleep deprivation triples...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Oct. 15
Oct 14, 2019
Mission Health picks up 15 Kansas former Skyline facilities … Senate expected to release annual senior falls prevention report Wednesday … Provider payments could be delayed as New York governor considers...
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, October 8
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 07, 2019
Skin test designed to detect early Parkinson’s … Oral anticoagulant slows Alzheimer’s progression in mice … Oral capsule delivers injection-only drugs such as insulin
Wound group awards first advanced care credentials
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2019
The National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy recently awarded its first professional credential recognizing clinical expertise in advanced wound care. The Advanced Wound Care Certified, or AWCC, credential...
New bioresorbable silver-gallium dressing will target biofilm
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2019
Imbed Biosciences Inc. has been awarded a $1.5 million NIH grant to research and develop a bioresorbable wound dressing with silver and gallium metal ions that can kill bacteria hiding in biofilms in wounds....