AARP: 4 years later, COVID-19 still rages in nursing homes
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 18, 2024
Even as nursing home cases and deaths related to COVID-19 are declining, a recent analysis finds the virus is still wreaking havoc in long-term care settings.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, March 13
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 13, 2024
HHS FY 2025 budget blueprint gives $150B to Medicaid home- and community-based services, prioritizes cybersecurity … Docs say different treatment for HIV in older adults is effective … Gauging gait...
Older adults, immunocompromised net biggest benefits from COVID-19 boosters, model shows
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 07, 2024
A new model estimates that people over 65 or those who are immunocompromised benefit the most from COVID-19 booster shots.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, March 5
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 05, 2024
Medicare Part D upped limitations on drugs, coverage … Several factors can predict urinary, fecal incontinence … Alternative pharmacies lack on generic drugs … Flu rising in central states as COVID,...
CDC Shortens Recommended COVID Isolation Period
Mar 01, 2024
New guidance issued Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days.
New isolation guidance for COVID-19 excludes nursing homes
By
Liza Berger
Mar 01, 2024
People with COVID-19 no longer have to isolate for five days, per new guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday.
CDC urges older Americans to get COVID-19 booster this spring
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 01, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encourages older adults to get COVID-19 booster shots this spring, even if they received the vaccine in the fall.
Clinical briefs for Friday, March 1
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 01, 2024
Faulty sense of direction may predict Alzheimer’s … Prebiotics could help cognitive function … Low healthcare quality linked to higher dementia risk, and structural changes could help … Cognitive...
Court rejects nursing home immunity in pandemic-era cases that don’t evoke COVID
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 27, 2024
A Staten Island nursing home must face a pandemic-era negligence suit that does not allege COVID missteps alone but rather broader infection control lapses, a New York appeals court has ruled.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Feb. 23
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 23, 2024
FDA: Don’t use watches, rings to gauge blood glucose … Sensory, motor issues tied to early cognitive problems … AI may outperform human specialists in managing retina, glaucoma issues … Blood test...