While high-risk patients typically get a facility’s full wound-prevention protocol, a new study finds conducting assessments of mild- and moderate-risk patients also helps prevent pressure injuries among...
Why reducing pressure injuries in LTC is a necessity
By
Martin Burns
Sep 06, 2019
Given the clinical, financial and legal consequences of pressure injuries, prevention should be a prioritized goal—and new technology might make it possible.
How your facility can prepare for USP
By
Brian Williams
Aug 28, 2019
Editor’s note: This article has been updated since original publication to delete a mention of oxytocin, which was made in error. See further comment below. * We are less than three months away from...
Elidah Inc., a Connecticut-based woman-owned medical device company, has launched the ELITONE®, described as the first and only patented medical device providing non-invasive treatment for stress urinary...
FDA approves non-salt drug for iron-deficient adults
By
Julie Williamson
Aug 14, 2019
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved oral ferric maltol to treat iron deficiency in adults.
Hormone injection gives bariatric residents non-surgical alternative
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 06, 2019
A hormone treatment has been shown to lower obese individuals’ glucose levels and weight, and may prove a viable alternative to bariatric surgery.
Smartphone ‘selfie’ seen as blood pressure monitor of the future
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 06, 2019
New smartphone technology uses facial videos to accurately take blood pressure readings. Developers see it as a future blood pressure cuff alternative.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, August 6
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 05, 2019
Decline in heart disease and stroke mortality stalls in high-income countries … Socially active 60-year-olds face lower dementia risk … Skin test for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s may be on its way...
Providers to pay nearly $2M over labor law violations
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 01, 2019
Federal and state investigators recently penalized a host of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities for wage theft and other labor law violations.
Guidance on device-caused ulcers coming
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
Global experts seeking to reduce the risk of medical device-related pressure injuries and influence the design of new prevention technologies will issue their first consensus document this fall.