US wastewater tests spot highly mutated variant of COVID-19
Aug 24, 2023
Officials did not specify where the samples were from; most patients infected with new BA.2.86 variant have had mild symptoms.
SARS-CoV-2 omicron infection linked to increased risk for reinfection
Aug 24, 2023
Reinfected seniors had lower serum neutralizing antibodies to ancestral, omicron BA.1 SARS-CoV-2 after initial omicron infection.
Ending, delaying retirement pondered by half of Americans in survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 24, 2023
Fifty percent of pre-retirees and retired workers are considering delaying or coming out of retirement, respectively, according to the results of a survey from F&G Annuities & Life.
Long COVID may affect more patients than previously thought
Aug 23, 2023
A number of patients with postviral syndrome after suspected COVID-19 have immune responses to SARS-CoV-2.
Senior living construction backlogs hold steady
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2023
Backlogs for senior living construction projects are holding steady. Commodity prices have improved for some products, but labor rates continue to increase.
Third proxy advisory firm recommends against Diversified Healthcare Trust merger with OPI
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2023
Proxy advisory firm Egan-Jones on Monday joined ISS and Glass Lewis in recommending Diversified Healthcare Trust shareholders vote against a proposed merger with Office Properties Income Trust, which was...
Continued masking needed due to ongoing threat of COVID-19, experts feel
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 22, 2023
With COVID-19 a continuing threat to at-risk populations, it’s important to draw on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to mask up in healthcare settings, according to commentary...
Soft landing more likely than recession, according to economists
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 22, 2023
As the Federal Reserve raised interest rates since March to their highest level in 22 years in an effort to slow inflation, economists braced for what many experts considered to be an inevitable recession...
WHO monitoring highly mutated new strain of COVID-19, now spotted in Michigan
Aug 18, 2023
Four known cases of the variant, dubbed BA.2.86, have so far been identified worldwide, including the case in Michigan.
Flesh-eating bacteria kills three people in Connecticut, New York
Aug 17, 2023
All three victims were between 60 and 80 years old. Two of the illnesses were connected to wound infections.