Medical Device Shortages Pose a Serious Risk for Pediatric Patients: FDA
FDA is requesting authority from Congress to require manufacturers to report potential device shortages at all times, not just during emergencies.
Tag Archives: Coronavirus
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Nursing Home COVID-19 Survivors Do Not Face Increased Risk of Death After Recovery: Study
Severe malnutrition and disability were better predictors of mortality, while getting the COVID-19 vaccine was linked to a better chance of survival.
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Nursing Home Infection Control Measures Still Need Improvement Years After COVID: Study
Researchers report that persistent staffing issues in U.S. nursing homes are compromising the ability of facilities to implement effective infection controls.
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Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities Remain Over 14% Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Rates: Report
Researchers indicate better traffic enforcement and infrastructure are needed to prevent pedestrian traffic fatalities, which remain high after spiking during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nursing Home Staffing Shortages Remain a Major Problem After COVID-19 Pandemic, DHHS Reports
Administrators say nursing home staffing shortages were already a problem at the start of the pandemic, as experienced staffers retired to avoid COVID-19 exposure.
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Alcohol-Related Deaths On the Rise in Recent Years: CDC Report
More than 178,000 alcohol-related deaths occur every year in the United States, according to CDC researchers, which call for increasing alcohol taxes or reducing availability of alcohol delivery services that emerged during COVID-19.
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Temporary Nursing Home Staff Are More Common Now, Increasing Labor Costs and Decreasing Care Quality: Study
Less than a quarter of U.S. nursing homes used temporary nursing staff before the COVID-19 pandemic, but nearly half used them in 2022, researchers found.
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Study Suggests COVID-19 Vaccine May Increase Risk of Myocarditis, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, Other Side Effects
The risks associated with developing severe illness from COVID-19 are still more than 600 times higher than the potential health side effects from the vaccine, which have likely saved millions of lives, researchers noted.
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Only 5% of Nursing Homes Meet Proposed CMS Staffing Levels: Report
The industry has opposed new nursing home staffing standards, claiming they will be too expensive, despite a massive death toll caused by a lack of staffing at long-term care facilities nationwide in recent years
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NHTSA Reports Continuing Decline in Deaths from Motor Vehicles Accidents in 2023
Several states saw traffic fatalities increase in the first half of 2023, despite an overall national decrease compared to last year’s early projections.
