End-of-life care stable during pandemic, but spiritual care lacking for some: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 15, 2023
Dementia and the pandemic did not have a significant impact on caregivers’ overall ratings of care quality. But people with dementia were more likely to have unmet spiritual needs.
FDA to withdraw certain drug-related guidances with end of PHE
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 14, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a notice detailing which COVID-19-related guidances will expire when the public health emergency ends as scheduled on May 11, and which guidances will remain...
Mental health stable during pandemic, depression worse in seniors, study finds
Mar 10, 2023
Despite the trouble and turmoil associated with the advent of COVID-19, population-wide mental health did not substantially decline when compared with pre-pandemic levels, researchers report.
Looking past 3 years of pandemic conditions
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 09, 2023
For Americans of a certain age, “Where were you on March 11, 2020?” might not rank quite the same as “Where were you on Sept. 11, 2001?” But the stunning aftermath of the former could easily eclipse...
Deaths from heart disease surged during pandemic, report finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 27, 2023
COVID-19 and delayed care helped lead to advanced disease in what might otherwise have been manageable cases, finds a new report from the American Heart Association.
Many healthcare workers dogged by symptoms of pandemic stress: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 19, 2023
More than half of frontline healthcare workers have been affected by subclinical symptoms of post-traumatic stress related to the pandemic, a regional investigation has found.
Nurses back Senate legislation that would lift restrictions on APRNs’ scope of practice
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 09, 2022
The legislation would eliminate outdated federal barriers to care, authorizing advanced practice nurses to perform tasks such as providing all mandatory examinations in skilled nursing facilities, advocates...
Slow recovery from illness may reflect pandemic-related stress: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 07, 2022
The pandemic itself, including related stress, may be contributing to slow recoveries after COVID and non-COVID illnesses alike, investigators say.
Study isolates nursing home leaders’ unique COVID-era stressors
By
Joe Bush
Nov 10, 2022
Excessive feelings of guilt, extra infection control precautions, unprecedented long work hours and personal healthcare sacrifices were common among nursing home leaders during the height of the pandemic,...
Study: Residents received more mental health-related prescriptions during pandemic
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 10, 2022
Long-stay nursing home residents were more depressed during the pandemic and also treated more often with drugs that work on the central nervous system, according to a study across Michigan facilities.