New bioresorbable silver-gallium dressing will target biofilm
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2019
Imbed Biosciences Inc. has been awarded a $1.5 million NIH grant to research and develop a bioresorbable wound dressing with silver and gallium metal ions that can kill bacteria hiding in biofilms in wounds....
New patch combines biosensors and remote monitoring
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2019
A new telemedicine solution from ImagineMIC™ combines the use of a wireless Biosensor Telemetry Patch with real-time remote monitoring provided by the company’s Monitoring Intervention Center. The...
Major expansion dings bond rating
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 10, 2019
Citing a large expansion and planned capital expenditures, Fitch has assigned a BB rating to more than $140 million in bonds issued on behalf of Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest and downgraded...
How to do it…Cleaning the bathing area
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John Hall
Sep 06, 2019
Know what would trigger a deep cleaning. “From a cleaning perspective and when to give detail to proper cleaning, that is the challenge,” says Len Sears, director of sales at ProCare Medical. Nursing...
$2.8M lawsuit challenges competitor’s nonprofit status
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2019
A nursing home operator in Arkansas has taken aim at the Community Compassion Center brand, alleging in court that the competitor running those facilities is using nonprofit status to avoid accountability. ...
Providers may be missing, or not recording, IAD diagnoses
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2019
A large study examining the prevalence of incontinence-associated dermatitis has found long-term care facilities report much lower rates of the skin-eroding condition. A study of more than 56,000 patient...
Providers missing ‘lower-risk’ patients
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2019
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...
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
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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
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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.