The federal public health emergency related to COVID-19 is being renewed effective Saturday, when the existing one was set to expire, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday.
Adding pulse oximetry shows no benefit in COVID-19
Apr 13, 2022
No improvement was observed in patients using pulse oximetry added to standard monitoring.
Philadelphia becomes first U.S. city to bring back indoor mask mandate
Apr 12, 2022
Philadelphia has an automatic indoor mask mandate that kicks in whenever cases in the city rise to a “Level 2.”
Rising COVID-19 cases in U.S. not yet cause for alarm: Fauci
Apr 11, 2022
There are an average of 31,000 new cases a day nationwide, a 3% increase from two weeks ago.
Most COVID-19 patients benefit at long-term acute care hospitals
Apr 06, 2022
Patients treated for COVID-19 were discharged with greater improvements in ambulation distance and assistance needs versus reference patients.
OSHA proposes change to recordkeeping regulation as agency works on final healthcare rule
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 06, 2022
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing amendments to its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation as it works to establish a final rule meant...
U.S. nursing home deaths reach lowest levels since pandemic began
Apr 05, 2022
Nursing home residents continue to be more vulnerable both because of their age and underlying medical conditions.
CDC Director Walensky announces sweeping review of agency
Apr 05, 2022
The revamp would focus on improving the nation’s public health workforce, data modernization, laboratory capacity and a rapid response to outbreaks.
How technology is helping senior living centers combat omicron
By
Danielle Myers
Mar 31, 2022
Over the course of the pandemic, senior living communities have upgraded their safety plans to better protect their residents and staff from new threats. One of the most impactful ways that senior living...
‘Natural immunity’ now satisfies employer vaccine mandates in Utah
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 30, 2022
Natural immunity to COVID-19 infection could allow Utah senior living and other workers to sidestep workplace vaccine mandates.