LTC residents have detectable antibodies 6 months after COVID vaccination
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 12, 2021
All residents tested in University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Senior Communities were found to have antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 after full vaccination. The findings are “cautious good news,”...
FDA set to approve two COVID-19 antiviral pills this week
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 22, 2021
FDA is expected to grant emergency use authorization to two antiviral COVID-19 pills this week, possibly as early as today, according to Bloomberg News, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Simultaneous flu and COVID shots work well in older adults, new study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 16, 2021
Given together, the vaccines are safe and spur a robust antibody response, a first-of-its-kind trial finds.
Analysis: Medication adherence spotty among U.S. diabetes patients
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 01, 2023
A sizable percentage of patients with diabetes do not consistently take prescribed medications to lower cholesterol, glucose or blood pressure, investigators say.
Feds formally investigating private equity ownership of nursing homes
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Danielle Brown
Apr 14, 2022
The federal government’s focus on private equity ownership in nursing homes is just a “red herring” for lawmakers, one leader said after the launch of a new probe into the matter.
Less white, denser employee communities linked to higher number of nursing home COVID-19 deaths, Harvard...
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Danielle Brown
Sep 22, 2020
A new Harvard analysis makes the connection between employee neighborhoods and the likelihood of COVID-19 outbreaks within those employees’ facilities.
Antibiotic overkill leads to widespread side effects such as C. diff, large study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 02, 2023
“We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of adverse events severe enough that these patients needed additional care from a doctor,” an investigator said.
What is the best post-acute care destination for an assisted living resident? It’s complicated, new...
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 31, 2022
Acute care clinicians and discharge planners need more complete information about LTC services and target populations to help ensure that residents land in the most appropriate settings, researchers say.
Nursing home ‘avoidable transfer scale’ prevents unnecessary transitions in pilot study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 18, 2022
A tool called the Avoidable Transfer Scale enables nursing homes to outsource quality improvement work related to potentially avoidable hospitalizations, researchers say.
BREAKING: Supreme Court speeds vax mandates to Jan. 7 hearing
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James M. Berklan
Dec 22, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court took the unusual step of announcing Wednesday night that it would hear arguments over the administration’s COVID-19 worker vaccine mandate on Jan. 7, three days before it was originally...