Norovirus cases on the rise; stomach ailment often targets seniors
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 12, 2023
Cases of norovirus infection, a common scourge of long-term care facilities, have risen steadily across the US in recent months, CDC data show.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 8
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 07, 2023
Researchers identify weak links in nursing homes’ COVID defenses … NIH: Early eye injections delay but don’t improve vision loss in diabetic retinopathy … Nearly 4 in 10 U.S. households were sick...
Note to Biden: Remember immigration reform?
By
John O'Connor
Feb 06, 2023
It’s time for the State of the union. It would be nice if Biden revisits a promise that helped get him elected: immigration reform.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Jan. 26
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 26, 2023
NIH study reveals link between viral illness and later Alzheimer’s diagnoses … CDC: 12% of seniors take sleep aids, more so women than men … Frailty measure predicts referral to social services...
Two drugs commonly used to treat heart failure equally improve patient survival, a finding that has “immediate clinical applications,” investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Jan. 18
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 18, 2023
Medicaid HCBS study shows ‘we still know very little’ about COVID in senior living … FDA video explains new category of OTC hearing aids … NIH: Probiotic slashes S. aureus colonization in mid-stage...
Leaning into behavioral health and staying out of agency: Ciena Group’s Amy La Fleur
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 09, 2023
The Ciena Group is poised for growth in 2023 thanks, in part, to attractive programmatic additions and building design innovations.
NIH study: Well-hydrated adults appear to live longer, healthier lives
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 04, 2023
Seniors are more likely to have chronic conditions and show signs of advanced biological aging when underhydrated, a new study finds.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 14
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 14, 2022
One-third of patients with neuro injuries wrongly diagnosed with UTI … NIH: People with Down syndrome may benefit from Alzheimer’s disease treatments … Analysis of 6 countries finds highest COVID-19...
For-profit providers still on hot seat in final House COVID report
By
Joe Bush
Dec 12, 2022
Months after its first attack, a key House COVID subcommittee on Friday targeted five of the nation’s five largest for-profit nursing home companies over low staffing and wages and slow vaccine booster...