NJ sees more than 100 active COVID outbreaks in nursing homes … Moderna submits final COVID vaccine data, asks feds for priority review for full authorization … AMA calls for across-the-board vaccine...
FDA draft guidelines suggest route to approval for early-stage Alzheimer’s drugs
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 11, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance Thursday on clinical trials for early-stage Alzheimer’s drugs.
FDA approves Botox as effective treatment for overactive bladder
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 23, 2013
Botox may be more synonymous with the Real Housewives reality franchise than long-term care residents, but it could soon be a treatment of choice for urinary incontinence.
Hearing loss prevention drugs may be on the way, thanks to new testing method
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 22, 2013
A new method for safely inducing short-term hearing loss in people might be a breakthrough in developing hearing loss prevention drugs, investigators say.
Drug shortage may last for a while
Nov 27, 2012
More than 100 medicines now appear on the government’s drug shortage list. Those most often in short supply include anesthetics and oncological drugs, according to the Food & Drug Administration....
Medical device tax could affect long-term care supplies
Nov 21, 2012
A medical device excise tax scheduled to hit Jan. 1 is causing uncertainty among manufacturers and providers, a healthcare expert recently noted. The 2.3% tax will affect sales of Food & Drug Administration-approved...
The disease that keeps on taking
By
John O'Connor
Aug 06, 2012
There is no way to tally the full cost of Alzheimer’s disease, a life robbing condition that now claims more than 5 million victims nationwide. But what can be put on a ledger sheet is sobering....