COVID-19 and its related challenges, as well as regulation and incontinence, drew reader attention in 2022, according to analytics related to website visitors, newsletter readers and social media followers...
Viral rebound uncommon after molnupiravir, nirmatrelvir-ritonavir therapy
Dec 09, 2022
Viral rebound was uncommon with treatment for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and not associated with increased mortality.
SGLT-2i use before COVID-19 may reduce adverse outcomes in diabetes patients
Dec 07, 2022
SGLT-2is are associated with the lowest probability for adverse outcomes followed by glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and metformin.
Opponents of the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers are pursuing two fresh pathways to defeat it. Both of the challenges cite the pandemic’s current, less critical...
Updated: 22 states petition CMS to repeal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2022
A coalition of 22 states led by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R), today formally called on the Biden administration to withdraw its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for nursing home and other healthcare...
COVID-19 public health emergency will not end in January: reports
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2022
The public health emergency due to COVID-19 will not end in January, according to published reports.
AHCA/NCAL asks HHS to extend COVID-19 public health emergency past Jan. 11
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2022
The COVID-19 public health emergency should be extended past Jan. 11 “so that long-term and post-acute care providers can continue to offer the most efficient and effective care possible and so our nation’s...
Court denies healthcare provider’s attempt to prevent DOL from pursuing damages for COVID-19 whistleblower
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 02, 2022
The dismissal of a state claim against an organization over alleged health and safety violations does not necessarily mean that the organization is off the hook for damages related to those alleged violations,...
LTC Properties ‘not sitting here waiting’ for Brookdale’s next move, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 31, 2022
With Brookdale Senior Living’s lease with real estate investment trust LTC Properties up in 2023 and rumors swirling that the Brentwood, TN-based senior living operator is shopping for a buyer, the Westlake...
Assisted living employers should consider mandates for flu, COVID vaccinations, boosters, CDC says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 24, 2022
Assisted living and other long-term care and healthcare employers should recommend vaccination against influenza and COVID-19 to their employees and should consider requiring employees to obtain the vaccines,...