Updated guidance on workplace harassment covers misgendering pronouns, bias over bathroom use, more
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 02, 2024
Final guidance published last week by the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission aims to clarify for employers, employees and others their obligations related to harassment in the workplace.
The Federal Trade Commission’s final rule on noncompete agreements, handed down last week, now faces additional legal challenges.
Business briefs, May 2
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 02, 2024
House committee split raises new questions on nursing home staffing rule’s future … CVS Health sees decline in health services segment … Walmart closes health division … Pennant Group acquires...
Actions & Transactions, May 2
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 02, 2024
CFG closes $65M in refinancing for 9-community senior living portfolio … EBSC Lending provides $26.2M loan for refinancing of affordable senior housing community in Michigan … $16M renovation underway...
Avoid raw milk to cut risk of bird flu, officials urge
May 01, 2024
People drinking raw unpasteurized milk are at risk for potentially contracting bird flu, the US Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday.
Following drop after COVID-19 onset, inappropriate antibiotic prescribing is up
May 01, 2024
An initial decrease was seen in proportion with inappropriate prescription, followed by a subsequent increase.
Osteoporosis screening rates low for Asian American Medicare beneficiaries
May 01, 2024
Among Asian American beneficiaries, the rates were higher for women and those with higher household income.
Social determinants of health tied to atherosclerotic CVD risk
May 01, 2024
The authors say that social determinants could increase the prediction ability of risk tools, particularly for Black patients.
Long-term smell, but not taste, deficits seen after COVID-19
May 01, 2024
The deficits appear to be the greatest for individuals with the original untyped and alpha variant infections.
Biden administration could reclassify marijuana as less risky drug
May 01, 2024
The Justice Department has recommended that marijuana be reclassified as a less dangerous drug, a move that signals a significant shift in US drug policy.