Eligibility limited for anti-β amyloid mAbs in seniors with MCI
Aug 18, 2023
Few older adults with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia were eligible for lecanemab or aducanumab after applying clinical trial criteria.
Preexisting allergic disease may increase risk for long COVID
Nov 15, 2023
A systematic literature review identifies an increased risk but with very low certainty.
Generalized joint hypermobility may increase risk for long COVID
Mar 26, 2024
Hypermobility also predicts greater fatigue levels.
Natural environments may cut hospitalization for patients with neurodegenerative diseases
Dec 30, 2022
The normalized difference vegetation index was negatively associated with hospitalization for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia as well as Parkinson’s disease.
Unionization may decrease staffing turnover in nursing homes: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 16, 2023
As nursing homes prepare for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed staffing mandate for nursing homes — 0.55 hours per resident day for registered nurses and 2.45 hours per resident...
Olfactory, gustatory dysfunction decline in years following COVID-19
Nov 15, 2023
Three years after COVID-19, no significant excess of olfactory or gustatory dysfunction was seen in cases versus controls.
NLRB: Employers no longer can require silence as condition of severance agreements
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 23, 2023
“[E]mployers may not offer employees severance agreements that require employees to broadly waive their rights under the National Labor Relations Act,” the National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday.
Skilled nursing occupancy holds steady as providers face expense pressures: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 02, 2023
Occupancy among skilled nursing facilities held steady in July overall, after increasing in June, according to the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly Report, released Thursday by NIC MAP Vision.
Proposed ‘joint employer’ rule could be finalized in August
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 22, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board’s proposed “joint employer” rule, barring unforeseen circumstances, should be finalized in August, the board stated Wednesday in an updated filing with the District...
Court case gives edge to employers over displays of union insignia
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 04, 2023
An employer may prohibit employees from wearing union insignias on their uniforms, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, in a reversal of a previous decision from the National Labor Relations...