Vitas revenues slip in 2021 1Q following pandemic hit to senior living referrals: execs
By
Liza Berger
Apr 29, 2021
COVID-19’s impact on the hospice business played a role in lower 2021 first quarter revenues for Vitas Healthcare Corp., the hospice division of Chemed, which also owns Roto-Rooter, a plumbing and drain...
Report: PACE viable, sustainable
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2016
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly model is a viable and sustainable model of community-based long-term care, according to a new journal article.
Adverse events after BNT162b2 do not differ for cancer patients
Feb 08, 2022
Among patients with cancer, pain at the injection site was less likely after dose 1 for those receiving active treatment.
Abnormal ventilatory patterns common after COVID-19 infection
Dec 09, 2021
Patients with postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection also have circulatory impairment and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue.
SARS-CoV-2 reinfection more likely in unvaccinated individuals
Aug 09, 2021
Individuals unvaccinated against COVID-19 were more likely to be reinfected in May to June 2021 after prior infection in 2020.
Almost 30 percent of COVID-19 patients develop ‘long COVID’
May 02, 2022
Factors independently associated with PASC include hospitalization for COVID-19, having diabetes and higher body mass index.
Concerns raised about COVID-19 chronic olfactory dysfunction
Nov 19, 2021
“These data suggest an emerging public health concern of OD and the urgent need for research that focuses on treating COVID-19 COD,” the authors wrote.
mRNA-1273 continues to be efficacious at five months
Sep 27, 2021
The efficacy of mRNA-1273, the Moderna vaccine, was 93.2% for preventing COVID-19 illness and 98.2% for preventing severe COVID-19.
Testimony: OSHA must take introspective look to ensure worker safety in future health crises
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 26, 2022
The federal agency charged with protecting workplace safety needs to take a hard look at itself to more effectively ensure worker safety and health during a future crisis, according to testimony during...
Fewer deaths reported with enrollment in COVID-19 remote monitoring
Nov 18, 2021
The remote monitoring service, COVID Watch, reduced deaths at 30 and 60 days and was associated with presentation to the emergency department sooner.