J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine 74 percent effective, real-world study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 04, 2021
Data from more than 8,800 vaccinated Mayo Clinic patients has found that a single dose of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine reduces hospitalization in the face of widely circulating gene variants.
SNF employee pleads not guilty to murder, ‘flips off’ resident’s family
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Feb 25, 2016
A former nursing home employee pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murdering a resident — but not before apparently aiming a crude hand gesture at the resident’s family.
All prediabetes is not alike: 6 subtypes help predict risk, prevent poor outcomes
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 05, 2021
A clear new classification of prediabetes subtypes can help clinicians identify their most at-risk patients and aid in developing targeted therapies to prevent progression to diabetes, researchers report.
Practice sessions can pay off during surveys, expert claims
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 01, 2013
Directors of nursing need to lead their employees through survey practice sessions in order to achieve peak success, a long-term care expert said at the annual National Association of Directors of Nursing...
Advocacy groups plead for end to two-year wait for Medicare coverage for disabled
Nov 14, 2008
Healthcare and disability advocacy groups have launched a campaign to end the two-year waiting period the disabled must endure before qualifying for Medicare.
Dementia signs, symptoms may be different for Latinos, researchers say
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Alicia Lasek
May 27, 2021
Cultural practices and disease processes may explain why Latino adults with dementia experience faster functional decline and higher rates of depression and anxiety, investigators say.
COVID vaccines lost some effectiveness in delta surge, ongoing CDC study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 25, 2021
The three federally sanctioned COVID vaccines have lost a “moderate” amount of effectiveness against SARS-CoV-19 ever since the delta gene variant became the predominant U.S. strain, the agency reports.
Editor’s Desk: More ‘optional’ guidance: If they ask, you’ll provide
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James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2009
If there were ever any doubts that the “culture change” we’ve all heard so much about in recent years was really going to take hold, it’s time to put them to rest.
State News for August 2015
Aug 05, 2015
The nation’s most populous state is also now home to the largest long-term care workers’ union, which formally chartered in late June.
Parkinson’s breakthrough: Researchers find way to halt disease progression
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 07, 2019
Japanese researchers have successfully reduced Parkinson’s-like symptoms in mice. The breakthrough could unearth preventive treatments, they said.