NIH: Temperature-stable TB vaccine found safe, effective in trial
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 07, 2023
A temperature-stable tuberculosis vaccine that lasts for months in storage is safe and effective in healthy adults, according to the results of a new trial.
NIH: ‘Good’ cholesterol may not universally predict heart disease risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 28, 2022
In a study of 23,000 people, high HDL cholesterol levels were not associated with reduced cardiovascular disease risk, and low levels predicted increased heart disease in white but not Black adults.
NIH: Two drugs most effective in treating type 2 diabetes
By
John Roszkowski
Sep 23, 2022
Two popular drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes outperformed other medications in managing glucose levels and keeping people with type 2 diabetes healthy, according to new research funded by the National...
FDA nixes use of Parkinson’s drug Nuplazid for treating Alzheimer’s psychosis
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 08, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration has decided not to approve an expanded use of the psychosis drug pimavanserin (Nuplazid) to treat patients with Alzheimer’s.
Enthusiasm and ingenious inventions at the NYC Aging2.0 Global Startup Pitch Event
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Mar 28, 2017
Moving beyond the development of medical products for seniors, Aging2.0 seeks to facilitate collaborations between senior care providers and entrepreneurs to create products and services that can be integrated...
Court nixes 3-day challenge, says doctors should decide
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2013
A federal district court in Connecticut has dismissed a case filed by more than a dozen beneficiaries who challenged Medicare’s “three-day rule.”
Profile: Having the REIT stuff — Debra Cafaro, CEO, Ventas Inc.
By
Julie Williamson
Jul 14, 2005
At a time when the healthcare real estate investment trust was on the brink of bankruptcy, leading many industry executives to contemplate their next career move, Debra Cafaro made a leap all right. She...
Senator seeks skeletons in closet of Beverly buyer
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Haymarket Media
Sep 06, 2005
The prospective owner of Beverly Enterprises Inc. has been known to drain businesses and not pay bills, according to an Arkansas senator.
Extendicare’s annual earnings skyrocket
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 23, 2004
Extendicare Health Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Extendicare Inc., reported a profit of $20.1 million for 2003, up 85% from $3.2 million in 2002. Revenues increased to $843.4 million from $787.4...
Long COVID may qualify as a disability: Biden
Jul 27, 2021
Some recovered COVID-19 patients have lasting problems such as fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, fever, and double vision