US excess deaths reached nearly 1.2 million in pandemic’s first 2 years, analysts find
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 27, 2023
The surprising persistence of these additional deaths reflects geographic care disparities and gaps in vaccine uptake that should be remedied, investigators say.
ACC: 1999 to 2020 saw national decrease in heart attack-related deaths
Mar 10, 2023
Reductions occurred across racial and ethnic groups, although rates remain relatively higher for African Americans, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific...
Lawmakers push to keep ‘ineffective’ new opioids from market
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2023
Congressional lawmakers have renewed efforts to give the Food and Drug Administration more power to deny drug applications for opioids that are not proven clinically superior to and lower risk than currently...
Is admin ‘scapegoat’ for nursing home deaths after hurricane? Victorious defense attorney again says...
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 09, 2023
A jury will soon decide if the manslaughter trial of a Florida nursing home administrator is due to malfeasance or the unfortunate result of a catastrophic storm.
Unexpected physician deaths swelled during pandemic — until vaccines arrived
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 09, 2023
Tragically, physicians have experienced high mortality linked to COVID-19 early in the pandemic. But mitigation measures and vaccination appear to have reduced deadly infections in this provider group,...
U.S. stroke deaths on the rise after 4 decades of decline
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 09, 2023
Unless stroke prevention and treatment improves, total U.S. stroke fatalities will rise as the millennial generation ages, investigators say.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Dec. 13
By
Joe Bush
Dec 13, 2022
KFF report on COVID deaths warns of post-holiday spike … Longtime municipal nursing home trying to stay out of private hands … HVAC system sparks fire that sends several nursing home patients to hospital
States see nursing home COVID cases jumping
By
Joe Bush
Dec 06, 2022
Numerous areas, including two western states in particular, have seen a recent surge in COVID-19 cases among the elderly. California’s skilled nursing facilities have perhaps seen it the worst: a quintupling...
Also in the News for Friday, Nov. 4, 2022
By
Joe Bush
Nov 04, 2022
Massachusetts nursing home nursing job vacancy rate stuck at 22% … New Hampshire nursing home seeks $5.2 million for infection control upgrades … GOP representatives demand CDC’s NY nursing home...
CDC: Deaths from antibiotic-resistant bacteria jumped 15% in 2020
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 13, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has “pushed back years of progress” in combating antimicrobial resistance in the United States, the CDC reports.