Flu

Colorado considers mandatory flu shots for nursing home workers

January 27, 2012

Officials from Colorado's state health department have proposed mandatory flu vaccinations for all nursing home employees, regardless of religious or personal exceptions.
 

Statins protect against influenza mortality, study shows

December 23, 2011

In what has become the latest positive news about statins, researchers have found they appear to reduce the risk of death in patients hospitalized with the flu.
 

A shot (and a beer?)

February 07, 2011

If you want to work here, you will get vaccinated. Period.
 

U.S. life expectancy drops; death rates rise for Alzheimer's, flu, study finds

December 13, 2010

Americans' life expectancy has dropped by one month, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Early results of the report showed that a baby born in 2008 could be expected to live 77.8 years.
 

Seniors around the world look to traditional remedies to ward off flu

October 13, 2010

Garlic. Yogurt. Steamed pears. Not all seniors believe it's just the flu shot that prevents the flu. Many believe in various foods and treatments to stave off the seasonal bug, according to a new study.
 

Early-season flu jab could reduce heart attack risk, study finds

September 21, 2010

Receiving a vaccination in the late summer or fall could help reduce the risk of a first heart attack by an average of 19%, according to a new study.
 

CDC encourages healthcare workers to get vaccinated for flu

September 14, 2010

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging healthcare workers to get the annual flu vaccine.
 

What's that lurking under the resident's mattress? More often now, it could be a bedbug

September 09, 2010

As if MRSA and the flu do not pose enough of an irritation, nursing homes may be contending with a new pest: bedbugs.
 

Flu shot co-pays waived for Medicare beneficiaries this year

September 08, 2010

Individuals covered under Medicare will be eligible to receive this year's flu shot without co-pays or deductibles, according to health officials.
 

CDC devises new way to estimate flu-related deaths

August 30, 2010

Many healthcare workers may be familiar with this statistic: Each year, roughly 36,000 people die from influenza. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is walking away from this decades-old figure, saying the actual death toll varies greatly year to year.
 

Residents need flu and pneumo- coccal vaccine

Dr. William Hall, Dr. Susan J. Rehm and Dr. William Schaffner August 17, 2010

You don't want to mess around with pneumococcal bacteria, which causes pneumonia, and even worse, sepsis and meningitis. That's why nursing home residents should receive two vaccinations: the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) and the influenza vaccine.
 

Newly approved flu vaccine protects against H1N1, seasonal strains

August 05, 2010

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new influenza vaccine that protects against the H1N1 strain as well as seasonal strains of the flu.
 

CMS publishes proposed guidance for seasonal, H1N1 flu prevention

June 23, 2010

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Tuesday issued proposed guidance that would update and replace previous inflection control guidance for the seasonal and H1N1 flu.
 

Universal flu vaccine could protect against several epidemics

May 26, 2010

The yearly flu jab could soon become a relic as researchers move closer to a universal vaccine against influenza, according to new reports.
 

Universal flu vaccinations a cost-effective strategy, Canadian researchers find

April 08, 2010

An initiative in one Canadian province to provide everyone aged six months and older with a free flu shot not only reduces influenza-related illnesses and deaths, but is "economically attractive," according to a recent analysis.
 

Vaccinating nursing home workers does not help prevent flu from spreading, study finds

March 18, 2010

Giving nursing home workers a flu vaccine is ineffective at preventing the spread of influenza among residents, a new Canadian study suggests.
 

Millions of H1N1 vaccine doses to expire by Feb. 15

February 04, 2010

Some 12 million doses of H1N1 flu vaccine will expire by Feb. 15. That is earlier than expected, according to manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur, which recently notified U.S. governmental agencies of this finding.
 

Secondary bacterial infection raises risk of mortality from flu

January 26, 2010

Influenza infection leaves otherwise healthy people open to bacterial infections, which account for a significant number of mortalities during flu season, recent research confirms.
 

Don't become complacent. Get the H1N1 flu vaccine, government advises

January 11, 2010

While the flu seems to be waning, a new outbreak is still possible, according to the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
 

FDA approves high-dose flu vaccine for older adults

January 04, 2010

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late last month approved a high-dose influenza vaccine for people 65 and older.
 

HHS encouraging everyone to receive H1N1 vaccine

December 18, 2009

The Department of Health and Human Services Thursday widened its H1N1 flu vaccination campaign to those who are not considered at high risk of contracting the illness.
 

Federal officials scramble to alleviate flu vaccine shortage at nursing homes

November 25, 2009

A nationwide shortage of seasonal flu vaccines at nursing homes has forced federal health officials to redirect existing supplies from chain pharmacies and supermarkets to facilities.
 

H1N1, seasonal flu on the decline--for now

November 24, 2009

The swine flu appears to have peaked in the U.S., but the pandemic and other forms of flu can hit several peaks in a season, U.S. health officials said.
 

H1N1 prevention: beyond masks and handwash

John Nappi Jr. November 24, 2009

If a case of H1N1 ends up in your long-term care facility, there are actions you can take to prevent the flu from spreading throughout the building.
 

CDC: States have received about 44 million doses of H1N1 vaccine

November 23, 2009

A total of about 54.1 million doses of H1N1 flu vaccine have been made available as of last week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday.
 

Seniors at higher risk of death from H1N1

November 17, 2009

More seniors are likely to die from H1N1 if they contract it than younger people, according to two new reports.
 

CMS Open Door Forum to clarify use of H1N1 waivers

November 09, 2009

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host an Open Door Forum Tuesday to clarify the use of Section 1135 waivers under the H1N1 national emergency declaration.
 

Statins help prevent influenza deaths, research suggests

November 05, 2009

People hit hard by seasonal flu strains have a higher likelihood of survival if they're already taking statins for managing cholesterol, according to a new report.
 

Dementia patients with flu have higher mortality rates

October 29, 2009

Dementia patients don't often get the flu. But when they do it tends to be more deadly than in patients without dementia, according to a new study.
 

Skilled nursing facilities can petition CMS to waive bed limits under H1N1 national emergency declaration

October 27, 2009

President Obama has declared the H1N1 flu pandemic a national emergency. As a result, skilled nursing facilities can petition the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for a waiver to increase the number of certified beds.
 
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