Flu vaccines may get a boost in potency, endurance, in trial of new compounds
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 09, 2019
New versions of a compound that can boost influenza vaccine potency are set for clinical trial. The goal is to improve seasonal vaccine effectiveness.
Genesis defends itself against flawed-bidding allegations
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Haymarket Media
Apr 16, 2007
Shareholders of Genesis HealthCare Corp. are scheduled to vote this week on whether to approve the $1.7 billion sale of the company amid allegations that an unfair bidding process greased the transaction.
Officials: Hypothermia claims lives about 300 elderly a year
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Haymarket Media
Feb 17, 2006
Half of the nearly 600 Americans who die from hypothermia each year are age 65 or older, according to a report from the National Institutes of Health and statistics from the Centers for Disease Control...
Beverly buyer: No break-up, and we’ll buy more next year
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Liza Berger
Jan 13, 2006
Even before he takes the reins, the new owner of Beverly Enterprises Inc. is looking ahead to more acquisitions in long-term care, including one that is as “sizeable” as the Beverly purchase...
Nursing home bidder raises offer for Beverly to $1.9 billion
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Haymarket Media
Aug 25, 2005
Nursing home chain North American Senior Care has taken the lead again in the running for ownership of Beverly Enterprises Inc. North American raised its bid to $13 per share.
Flu vaccine stolen from nursing home
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Haymarket Media
Nov 22, 2004
The nationwide shortage of flu vaccine has apparently led to criminal behavior. Country Care Inc., an Easton, KS, nursing home, reported nine doses of flu vaccine stolen last week.
Feds race to buy COVID antibody cocktails
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 14, 2020
The federal government is planning to stockpile COVID-19 antibody drugs in an effort to ensure treatment availability while the country awaits a vaccine.
Advocates call for ACA-backed demonstration projects in nursing home sector
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 28, 2024
Patient advocates and nursing home operators intent on shifting the traditional approach to skilled nursing care should seize on a call for demonstration projects included in the Affordable Care Act, two...
Profile: Mastering by example
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 01, 2014
Everything Mary Leary needed to know about tenacity and resilience, she learned at home. Her father lived a full life despite injuries from World War II that left him fully disabled and forced him to relearn...
Nursing assistant posers steal thousands from NC nursing homes: Police
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Holly Petrovich
Jul 27, 2015
Two North Carolina senior living facilities have turned over surveillance footage of women dressed as nursing assistants and then stealing residents’ jewelry, a local news station reported.