AmeriPride Services’ Twin Falls, ID, commercial laundry facility is the first to earn TRSA’s Hygienically Clean Healthcare designation.
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Oct 06, 2016
Nursing facility occupancy down slightly in third quarter of 2016 … Provider group: PA’s nursing home overhaul may clash with federal regulations … FDA issues final rule to accelerate...
SNF operator to pay $1 million to settle genetic testing fraud allegations
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Apr 12, 2017
A Louisville, KY-based skilled nursing facility operator has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to clear up claims related to its role in a genetic testing scheme that violated the False Claims Act, the Department...
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Jun 15, 2015
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Researchers: Key to living long is in genes
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Haymarket Media
Aug 30, 2007
Living to 100 may hinge on having special genes that balance out the harmful effects of other, “bad” genes, researchers say. Their discovery could lead to the development of medications aimed...
Smith & Nephew launches negative pressure wound care system
Feb 24, 2009
Smith & Nephew’s Advanced Wound Management division recently announced the U.S. launch of its new Renasys EZ negative pressure wound therapy system. The new product will enable clinicians to exercise...
Nursing home faces trailblazing lawsuit over asking workers for family medical histories
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McKnight's Staff
May 29, 2013
A nursing and rehabilitation center violated federal law by asking for workers’ family medical history, a government lawsuit alleges. The suit is one of the first of its kind.
Popular Alzheimer’s drug going generic
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Haymarket Media
Sep 04, 2007
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided tentative approval to Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. to make and market the generic version of dementia treatment Razadyne.
FDA places black-box warning on blood thinner Plavix
Mar 15, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration Friday placed a black-box warning—its most severe safety labeling—on the blood thinner Plavix. In a statement, it said that the drug could put certain patients at increased...