Economic impact of coronavirus continues to escalate
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 09, 2020
Market turbulence amidst the continuing spread of coronavirus continued Friday as stocks and oil prices tumbled and the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell below 0.7% for the first time.
Merck to ask FDA for emergency approval of its new antiviral pill for COVID-19
Oct 01, 2021
The new medication is just one of several antiviral pills now being tested in studies.
FDA could approve Pfizer booster shots for all adults this week
Nov 17, 2021
More than 30 million Americans already have gotten booster shots.
Christian groups appeal to Supreme Court to block OSHA vaccinate-or-test mandate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2021
Following the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Friday that the Occupational Health and Safety Administration can enforce a vaccinate-or-test mandate for large companies, multiple faith-based...
Merck asks FDA to approve first COVID-19 antiviral pill
Oct 12, 2021
Molnupiravir could be major advance because it reaches more high-risk patients than the monoclonal antibody treatments now being used.
Encompass Health CEO: Referrals from elective surgeries are rebounding, but skilled nursing referrals...
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 26, 2021
“Green shoots in the trend of elective procedures” are providing the momentum to return the home healthcare business to near pre-pandemic levels by the second half of this year, Encompass Health CEO...
Your favorite columns of 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
In a year dominated by the coronavirus, it’s not surprising that COVID-19 popped up more than once as a topic of our most-read columns of 2020 when we examined analytics related to website visitors,...
Senior living operators adopt reopening strategies that include testing, oversight
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 08, 2020
As states and senior living communities are reopening again in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Meridian Senior Living is employing a medical director and implementing testing as part of its reopening...
DHC: 65 percent of residents vaccinated; sales leads up 83 percent since start of fourth quarter
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 02, 2021
Diversified Healthcare Trust announced a series of business updates Monday regarding the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the real estate investment trust’s business and operating results.
Addressing the double pandemic of COVID-19 and loneliness
By
Avi Philipson
Jan 19, 2021
We’re starting a new year, and the pandemic still rages on. Its complete demise never was guaranteed, but there was a quieted optimism that the virus would be largely improved by now. On the contrary,...