Drugmakers ask FDA to approve another Alzheimer’s drug, similar to Aduhelm
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 29, 2021
Drugmakers Eisai and Biogen are putting the Food and Drug Administration to the test with a request to approve a second Alzheimer’s drug that works like aducanumab (Aduhelm), the new, yet controversial,...
Lawmakers want Obama-era infection control regulations for nursing homes restored
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 10, 2021
Stricter infection control and emergency preparedness regulations could be on the horizon for skilled nursing and other long-term care providers if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services grants a...
House subcommittee investigating CMS, nursing homes’ COVID-19 responses
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 17, 2020
The federal government and five of the largest nursing home operators are being targeted by a House panel in a newly launched investigation into the handling of the coronavirus crisis.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, March 9
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 09, 2022
AHCA requests sit-down with Biden and top officials on nursing home reform plans … CDC director says COVID-19 will ‘probably’ become seasonal … Despite FDA efforts, fewer than 20% of drugs have...
FBI investigating whether state gave Justice Department false nursing home data
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 23, 2021
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is now facing a new federal inquiry stemming from the revelation that his office lied about the state’s nursing home coronavirus death data.
‘COVID-19 pandemic is not over’: Provider leader calls for more relief for aging services
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 18, 2020
A top provider association is calling on Congress to establish a dedicated $100 billion emergency fund for nursing homes and other aging services providers to protect residents from COVID-19.
Hospitals eyeing ventilators at nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 08, 2020
Ventilators at long-term care facilities may become the focus of hospital providers in desperate need of the machines during the coronavirus pandemic.
Clinical briefs for Monday, April 25
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 25, 2022
Screen COVID-19 pneumonia survivors for cognitive deficits, scientists say … Assisted living providers prohibited from denying employee COVID vaccine exemption requests … Incidence of aggressive prostate...
Clinical briefs for Monday, March 21
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 21, 2022
Aerosolized hydrogen peroxide slashes C. diff rates in acute-care settings … Memory deficits afflict about 70% of patients with long COVID, investigators say … Even with statins, high triglycerides...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 26
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 26, 2020
CMS announces details of ‘unprecedented’ national nursing home training program for COVID-19 … Doctor casts doubt on coronavirus plasma treatment: ‘No breakthrough here’ … First COVID-19 reinfection...