First NHSN webinar on COVID-19 vaccination reporting changes is Monday
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 22, 2023
The national reporting system for nursing homes to submit COVID-19 vaccination data has set webinar dates to review important changes to the system.
Care for long COVID receives boost from HHS, study validates vaccine for sufferers
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 21, 2023
The Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday disclosed nine $1 million grants that will support long COVID clinics in the country. The grants aim to expand access and care, create new delivery...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Sept. 20
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 20, 2023
Employees at defunct nursing home get billed thousands for COVID tests … CDC announces recommendations for upcoming respiratory illness season … Harvard study finds ideal sleeping temp for seniors
COVID-19 outbreak in UK nursing home indicates degree of widespread community transmission, official...
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 12, 2023
As the US approved new COVID-19 booster shots, a recent report revealed that the majority of cases of the BA.2.86 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in England were a result of a nursing home outbreak. This demonstrates...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Sept. 12
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 12, 2023
HHS reaches agreement with drugmaker on next generation of COVID treatments favored by nursing homes … Take blood pressure readings while patient lies down for better risk prediction: AHA … Encouraging...
New COVID vaccine threats emerge as mandate ends
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 11, 2023
The end of the nationwide healthcare worker requirement came as good news to many who saw it as an obstacle to hiring. Yet experts warned that the federal change could lead to new and potentially costly...
Developing long COVID less likely after omicron than other variants, research finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 11, 2023
The risk of developing long COVID was higher for the Alpha, Delta and wild-type variants of COVID-19 — and lower with omicron, according to new research.
Pirola COVID-19 variant may not be as contagious as previous variants, researchers say
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 06, 2023
A new report finds that a new COVID-19 variant — BA.2.86, or Pirola — may not be as contagious than originally thought. That’s good news for long-term care communities, who have been told to brace...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 5
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 05, 2023
Amazon Prime, GoodRx can save millions on generics … Cognitive deficits after COVID-19 linked to clotting proteins … Mushroom component in psilocybin helps depression, study finds … Some airports...
Study: When community-onset SARS-CoV-2 went up, so did cases that started in hospitals
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 29, 2023
Rates of people contracting SARS-CoV-2 in the hospital were similar to other hospital-acquired infections. But when the number of infections that began in the community was higher, there was an increase...