Hyperbaric oxygen helps treat severe hypoxemia in COVID-19
Dec 17, 2021
The odds ratio for recovery from hypoxemia at day 3 was 23.2 in the hyperbaric oxygen group versus the standard treatment group.
Staffing remains top challenge for senior living operators: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 17, 2021
Staffing shortages continue to plague senior living and other long-term care operators, with attracting community and caregiving staff remaining a “significant challenge,” along with increasing turnover,...
OSHA’s COVID-19 standard set to expire Dec. 21 if action not taken
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 17, 2021
Time is running out for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s COVID-19 healthcare emergency temporary standard, which was meant to protect healthcare sector workers from the spread of the...
COVID-19 vaccination more likely with provider recommendation
Dec 16, 2021
Adults who receive a provider recommendation for COVID-19 vaccination are more likely to have received one or more doses of COVID-19 vaccine, according to research published in the Dec. 17 issue of the...
Early CDC COVID-19 tests were not only contaminated, but flawed
Dec 16, 2021
The kits were developed and distributed in the early weeks of the pandemic when no other authorized tests were available.
CDC panel advises that other vaccines are preferred over J&J Shot
Dec 16, 2021
The ACIP voted unanimously on Thursday afternoon on ‘updated recommendations for use’ of the single-dose vaccine.
Natural immunity protects against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection
Dec 16, 2021
The efficacy of natural infection against reinfection was estimated at 92.3 and 97.6% for beta and alpha variants in cohort in Qatar.
Persistent dyspnea after COVID-19 may indicate cardiac dysfunction
Dec 16, 2021
Measurements of cardiac performance with transthoracic echocardiography may reveal subclinical cardiac dysfunction
Immune response may vary with choice of COVID-19 booster
Dec 16, 2021
All seven vaccines tested boosted immunity following two doses of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19; six of seven did so following two doses of BNT162b2.
Relief payment formula ‘a slap in the face’ to assisted living, industry leaders say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 16, 2021
Calling the federal government’s methodology for determining COVID-19 relief payments “unconscionable,” one senior living association said it amounts to “a slap in the face” to caregivers.