Universal decolonization at nursing homes beneficial
Oct 18, 2023
Risk for transfer to a hospital due to infection or for any reason lower with universal decolonization versus routine care
Black seniors more likely to receive low-value acute diagnostic tests
Oct 27, 2023
White patients have a higher rate of low-value screening tests and treatment, including preoperative lab tests and PSA tests.
Biden makes national push for ‘long COVID’ research
Apr 06, 2022
Efforts will include speeding up the registrations of 40,000 people both with and without long COVID for a study on the condition.
Anti-RBD antibodies detected up to 20 months after COVID-19
Feb 07, 2022
99% of those with confirmed infection had anti-RBD antibodies versus 55% of those with unconfirmed infection.
Proportion of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections unclear
May 27, 2022
Most SARS-CoV-2 infections are not asymptomatic; those with asymptomatic infections are less infectious.
Rates of irritable bowel syndrome increased after COVID-19 hospitalization
Apr 07, 2023
The rate of patients fulfilling criteria for depression also was higher for COVID-19 patients versus controls.
Higher inflammation from early adulthood linked to worse cognition
Jul 08, 2024
Worse executive function and processing speeding were seen with consistently higher or moderate/increasing inflammation.
Antibody levels high with COVID-19 vaccination for previously infected
Aug 06, 2021
Antibody levels were higher in the previously infected versus infection-naive after one dose of BNT162b2 vaccine.
Kendal CEO Vassar Byrd discusses Kendal, her previous position and ‘some really fun things’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 24, 2024
New Kendal Corp. CEO Vassar Byrd recently spent a few minutes with McKnight’s Senior Living discussing her professional roles, her love of dragon boat racing, and how the those two worlds could overlap.
Georgia adopts COVID-19 liability shield law for healthcare facilities, providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 19, 2020
Georgia has become the latest state to enact legislation designed to shield healthcare facilities and providers from legal liability related to the spread of COVID-19.