Clinical

Two common types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria can linger in resident rooms — even during changes of occupancy, a new facility study finds.

Tooth longevity ranges from about nine to 20 years after a root canal, depending in part on where one lives, a new study has found.

The new $15 million program will focus on workforce skills in an effort to strengthen behavioral healthcare delivery in long-term care facilities, HHS announced Monday.

Mounjaro was more effective than other type 2 diabetes drugs at helping clinical trial participants control blood sugar and lose weight, the FDA reports.

Supporting sleep continuity may improve daytime dementia symptoms … Research urgently needed on long COVID among LTC residents, clinicians say … FDA greenlights first OTC COVID test that also detects...

The highest risk for diabetes is seen for those with hypertension and arterial stiffness, a new study has found.

Despite steady gains in nursing home booster vaccinations, many staff and a third of residents nationwide have yet to receive a shot, federal data reveal.

The odds of diagnosis with inflammatory bowel disease in seniors rise with each recent course of antibiotics, a new study has found.

The strategy of early tracheostomy, compared with a standard approach, did not significantly improve survival without severe disability at six months, investigators say. 

Half of hospitalized patients report long COVID symptoms 2 years later … Hormonal disruption of menopause directly linked to heart disease … Dementia more likely in patients with traumatic brain injury,...