Theophylline nasal irrigation studied in COVID-19-related smell loss
Jul 29, 2022
In a phase 2 trial, subjective assessments suggest improvement in COVID-19-related olfactory dysfunction, but the study results were inconclusive.
Social isolation: A serious but under-recognized health risk
By
Cathy Lipton, MD
Jul 28, 2022
How senior living communities can build on pandemic lessons to reduce loneliness.
COVID-19 outbreaks pose staffing challenges to nursing homes
Jul 27, 2022
The drop in nursing staffing levels remained statistically significant at 16 weeks after the start of the outbreak due to an increase in absences and departures.
Odds of hospitalization lower with remote monitoring in COVID-19
Jul 26, 2022
Shorter length of stay and less intensive care use were reported with activation of a remote patient monitoring program.
COVID-19 public health emergency extended again
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 15, 2022
The federal public health emergency related to COVID-19 was renewed Friday “[a]s a result of the continued consequences” of the pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday.
Assisted living a focus as OSHA increases COVID-19 inspections
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to increase its inspections of assisted living communities and some other types of long-term care and healthcare-related employers as it extends...
Ordinance directs healthcare industry to redirect profits toward worker compensation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 05, 2022
Assisted living community employees are among the Los Angeles healthcare workers who may be covered under a proposed minimum wage ordinance aimed at forcing the industry to direct some profits toward worker...
Nursing home provider settles COVID-19 vaccine fraud suit for $1.75M, denies allegations
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 05, 2022
MorseLife Health System has paid $1.75 million dollars to settle a lawsuit that claimed the nursing home defrauded a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program. The provider allegedly administered...
Fauci has ‘rebound’ COVID after Paxlovid treatment
Jun 30, 2022
The director of the NIAID says the drug kept him out of the hospital, however.
Fatigue, brain fog, anxiety prevalent with long COVID
Jun 28, 2022
Significant associations were seen for concentration and attention, as well as memory issues, with the complaint of brain fog.