Iowa: Governor-elect defends nursing homes over surveyors
Dec 01, 2010
Governor-elect Terry Branstad (R) recently told Iowa Public Television viewers that the state’s nursing home inspectors have “a gotcha attitude” when it comes to in the way they enforce...
Harvey declared public health emergency: HHS waives documentation requirements for healthcare facilities
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Aug 29, 2017
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., declared a public health emergency in Texas on Saturday in response to Hurricane Harvey and the resulting floods.
State News
Aug 01, 2013
Ohio — State nursing home investigations have spiked, raising questions about how the attorney general’s office is utilizing surveillance cameras.
Blood pressure drug increases heart failure survival, study shows
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 09, 2019
Blood pressure drug aliskiren can delay the progression of congestive heart failure and extend survival rates, a preclinical study has found.
C. diff surgery a lifesaver?
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2011
A new procedure for patients with severe Clostridium difficile colitis could allow them to have a higher chance of survival and preserve their colon.
Sleeping nursing home resident makes unexpected trip to the morgue
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Haymarket Media
Mar 24, 2005
A sleeping 87-year-old nursing home resident was mistakenly transported to the local morgue recently, according to reports out of Canada.
Avison Young negotiates sale of $14 million facility
Jul 15, 2014
Avison Young assisted American Senior Living LC with the sale of Sudley Manor House, a 78-bed assisted living and memory care unit located in Manassas, VA. American Senior Living is the original developer...
Supervisor abuse has ripple effects in workplace: study
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 02, 2013
A bullying supervisor isn’t hurting just a specific employee. He or she also is creating a negative workplace culture, researchers say.
Caregivers slow to defibrillate
Jan 08, 2008
Cardiac arrest patients are kept waiting too long for defibrillation after a heart attack, a new study shows.
New treatments give kidney cancer patients a 3-month survival advantage
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Mallory Hackett
Jun 23, 2019
Elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma have a three-month survival advantage with targeted therapies compared to older treatments, a new study finds.