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.
Paxlovid soon will not be free for Americans
Dec 07, 2022
At this point, about 6 million Americans have taken free Paxlovid doses.
Improving indoor air quality is new focus of national COVID-19 mitigation strategy
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 07, 2022
Improving indoor air quality is one of the best ways to reduce the large toll that respiratory viruses are taking on older adults and other vulnerable populations. But current regulations are “simply...
More news for Thursday, Dec. 1
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 01, 2022
COVID-19 vaccine’s effectiveness diminishes with age: study … Drug overdose deaths among older adults tripled in 2 decades … Man sentenced to 40 years for attempted murder of assisted living resident
Overactive bladder common in postacute COVID-19 syndrome
Nov 30, 2022
COVID-19 may lead to new or worsening urinary symptoms in men and women.
New COVID-19 variant XBB gaining ground among Americans
Nov 28, 2022
The new omicron subvariant is taking hold in the United States, health officials say, although it does not look more severe than its predecessors.
Aloha State’s healthcare workforce need grows 76 percent since 2019: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 21, 2022
What difference can three years and a once-in-a-century pandemic make to Hawaii’s healthcare workforce?
States need to step up with pandemic relief for senior living, Argentum tells governors
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 16, 2022
It’s time for states to step up and provide more pandemic-related relief to senior living communities, Argentum President and CEO James Balda told the National Governors Association on Monday.
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.
Residents’ ‘extreme’ weight loss during pandemic leads to call for guidelines, standards
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 11, 2022
National standards and state guidelines are needed to monitor assisted living residents for significant weight loss, particularly during quarantine periods, according to the authors of a new review of...