ASA: Endovascular therapy studied in large ischemic stroke
Feb 17, 2022
Better functional outcomes but more intracranial hemorrhages were seen with endovascular therapy plus medical care versus medical care alone.
Pollution tied to risk for serious COVID-19 despite vaccination
Oct 07, 2022
Exposures to PM2.5 and NO2 was linked to increased risk for COVID-19-related hospitalization, with and without adjustment for vaccination.
Natural immunity protects against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection
Dec 16, 2021
The efficacy of natural infection against reinfection was estimated at 92.3 and 97.6% for beta and alpha variants in cohort in Qatar.
Predictors of smell recovery ID’d in COVID-19 patients
Oct 14, 2021
Age less than 40 years and nasal congestion at the time of COVID-19 infection are positively associated with recovery of smell.
Omega Healthcare Investors on a roll
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 05, 2020
As the biggest SNF-focused real estate investment trust (REIT), Omega Healthcare Investors appears to be on an upward financial trajectory, according to a February investor presentation. As reported by...
Study: Fewer than 10,000 steps a day is fine goal for older women
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 31, 2019
Ten thousand steps per day often is cited as a desirable fitness goal for adults in general and is the default goal in many wearable fitness devices, but a new study finds that older women can see mortality...
Business briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 21
Oct 21, 2020
Greystone still top commercial lender for HUD-insured loans: report … ORIX brings Hunt, Lancaster Pollard and Red Capital Group together to form Lument … Fairstead converting former illegal hotel on...
Biden administration could withhold funds from long-term care providers to encourage worker vaccination
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 09, 2021
Biden administration officials are considering withholding funds from long-term-care providers that they say aren’t doing enough to encourage employee vaccinations, according to unnamed sources quoted...
Racial/ethnic disparities persist in adult vaccination coverage
Jul 29, 2021
Racial and ethnic disparities in vaccine coverage persisted over the last decade among adults aged 65 years and older, according to a study published online July 29 in the American Journal of Preventive...
$17 million settlement resolves kickback allegations tied to senior living operator’s sale of 2 home...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 28, 2021
The 2014 sale of two home health agencies by a national senior living provider is at the center of a recent $17 million settlement to resolve False Claims Act kickback allegations.