Docs push for new COVID-19 funding as signs point to rebound in U.S. omicron cases
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2022
The alternative is to risk leaving patients without access to needed vaccines, treatments and testing, the American College of Physicians has told Congress.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 2
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 02, 2020
AHCA: Nursing home COVID-19 infections surpass spring’s peak … Bipartisan group unveils $908 billion coronavirus proposal … Cancer treatments linked to extended COVID-19 contagiousness: study …...
CMS: Pandemic relief to nursing homes tied to infection control training, weekly testing
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 24, 2020
To qualify for CARES Act funds, eldercare facilities must take part in CMS’s online COVID-19 training program. The agency also expects to require weekly staff testing in certain cases.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, May 26
By
Alicia Lasek
May 25, 2020
HHS announces $4.9 billion fund for skilled nursing pandemic efforts; senior living gets $0 … Data on COVID-19 in nursing homes is key to stopping spread; race a factor in facility outbreaks: expert...
Ducking the federal budget issue
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 02, 2013
The years of cuts to federal scientific grants has been a travesty, and I don’t use that word lightly. The often-mocked duck reproduction project is an example of putting a small amount of money...