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Five years of COVID-19: Vulnerable Americans still live in the pandemic’s shadow as most move on
January 20 marked the fifth anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the U.S. The virus would go on to kill 1.2 ...
Long-COVID patients are frustrated that federal research hasn’t found new treatments
Erica Hayes, 40, has not felt healthy since November 2020 when she first fell ill with COVID. Hayes is too sick to work, so ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News19h
9 years for $369M COVID-testing scammer who misused nursing home patients
A laboratory owner has been sentenced to nine years in prison for her role in submitting false claims for unnecessary COVID-19 test.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Increased Long-Term Nursing Home Stay or Death Across All Groups
Although long-term nursing home stay or death decreased before the COVID-19 pandemic, the trend slowed during the pandemic ...
Study links long COVID severity with white blood cell count
Higher levels of leukocytes -- a form of white blood cell -- are associated with more severe symptoms of long COVID among ...
Health P.E.I.'s mask mandate helps prevent illness, but other precautions needed, doctor says
As Health P.E.I. brings back universal mask mandates on Monday in its facilities to prevent more people from getting sick, an ...
California’s growing need for caregivers could collide with a crackdown on immigrants
The Trump administration's plans to crack down on immigration and launch mass deportations could drain caregivers from the ...
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Pandemic stalled post-acute sepsis outcomes, Medicare study reveals
A comprehensive study of nearly 3 million Medicare beneficiaries investigated how older Americans fared after hospitalization ...
Skilled Nursing News6d
Rising Viral Illnesses Point to Staffing Shortages at Nursing Homes and Failure to Follow Easy Infection Prevention Measures
Viral illnesses have been on the rise this winter across the U.S., with norovirus – or stomach bug – infections nearly doubling from a year ago. Nursing ...