Healthcare workers first in line for newly approved at-home coronavirus test
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 21, 2020
Care providers are asked to complete a short eligibility assessment before ordering the FDA-authorized test kit. Self-swabs are mailed back for testing.
Court: Medicare hospice provider cap calculated improperly
Mar 04, 2010
The federal Medicare hospice provider cap is calculated in a way that is “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, and unlawful,” a federal court recently ruled.
In nursing homes we don’t trust
By
John O'Connor
Jun 05, 2023
The nursing home industry is anxiously waiting for the federal government to release a first-ever staffing mandate. Yet less than a month ago, the US State Department issued a visa freeze that will absolutely...
Clinical briefs for Monday, June 5
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 05, 2023
Memory support neighborhood takes ‘dignified approach’ to dementia care … Bias in test of lung function leaves up to 40% of Black males undiagnosed … FDA revokes EUA for J&J’s COVID vaccine...
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.
FDA advisers object to Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab ahead of final decision
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2021
The experimental Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab is not ready for federal approval in June, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration say in a new JAMA editorial.
Coronavirus cases skyrocket by 60% in Texas nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 20, 2020
COVID-19 cases are spreading rapidly throughout Texas nursing homes, recent state figures show. The number of nursing home residents in the state who have tested positive for the coronavirus has...
After 20 years on the market, AbbVie’s dry-eye drug Restasis to be available as generic
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 03, 2022
Dry eyes affect nearly 19% percent of adults aged 75 years and older, according to data from a national survey.
Feds struggle to provide COVID-19 tally for nursing homes: report
By
Alicia Lasek
May 09, 2020
Weeks after CMS announced it would begin tracking outbreaks and deaths in the nation’s eldercare facilities, there are no solid numbers available, say investigators.
Nursing homes will be first to get coronavirus vaccine, official pledges, as federal group delays vote
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 25, 2020
One top state official has pledged that nursing home residents and staff members will be the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine, even though a federal advisory group has yet to vote on who should receive...