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FDA moves to discard hearing aid prescription rule in favor of OTC devices
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 20, 2021
Adults with mild to moderate hearing loss would be able to obtain certain air-conduction hearing aids without a prescription under a new proposed rule. Whether this change would benefit long-term care...
Berries, mixed foods may raise Listeria risk for LTC facilities, outbreak analysis finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2021
Long-term care facilities may be susceptible to listeriosis outbreaks, investigators say. These infections tend to crop up as single but severe cases over a prolonged time period.
Taking control back
By
Matt Salmon
Oct 19, 2021
I think it’s important that we recognize the impact COVID has had on our staff — and in some cases, recognize the damage it has done. Our staff are experiencing dissatisfaction and disconnection at...
Lawmakers push for long-term Medicare reform as physician pay cuts loom
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 19, 2021
More than 245 Congressional lawmakers are demanding long-term reform solutions to the current Medicare payment system as skilled nursing therapists and other healthcare providers face impending cuts.
Low-dose aspirin does not reduce adverse heart, lung outcomes in stable COVID patients: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2021
Contrary to some clinical observations, aspirin and apixaban (Eliquis) do not reduce the rate of major adverse cardiovascular or pulmonary outcomes in stable outpatients with symptomatic COVID-19, researchers...
Nearly all staff are vaccinated in majority of Connecticut’s long-term care facilities
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2021
One state is experiencing success with its COVID-19 vaccination mandate: Fully three quarters of LTC facilities in Connecticut have a 95% staff vaccination rate, its Department of Public Health announced...
We now join our general strike in progress
By
John O'Connor
Oct 18, 2021
If it’s any consolation, you no longer walk alone. At least, not on the labor front.
Poor oral health tied to greater severity of COVID-19
Oct 14, 2021
Subgroup analysis suggests that poor oral health may increase severity of COVID-19 in patients with cardiovascular diseases
FDA reduces recommended salt levels in Americans’ food
Oct 13, 2021
The new, voluntary guideline aims to reduce average sodium intake from 3,400 to 3,000 mg per day in the next 2.5 years