UK Care Home Employed 80-Year-Old Nurse Who Was Not Able to Help Lift Residents
One of Britain’s biggest care home companies employed an 80-year-old senior nurse in a short-staffed care home who was older than some residents and not…
Woman Sues Kansas Hospital, Saying a Man Sexually Assaulted Her at the Facility
A man has been charged with rape and other crimes in a series of sexual assaults on patients in a Kansas hospital, and a 76-year-old…
California Doctor and Medical Practice Agree to Pay $11.4M to Resolve FCA Allegations
Lags Spine & Sportscare Medical Centers Inc. (Lags Medical) and Francis P. Lagattuta M.D., the owner and medical director of Lags Medical, have agreed to…
US DOL Recovers $1M for Home Care Workers in New Hampshire and Vermont
A federal investigation has recovered $950,000 in back wages and liquidated damages and $50,000 in punitive damages from a New Hampshire home healthcare company that…
Pennsylvania Nursing Home Resident Tests Positive for Legionnaires’ Disease
A short-term resident in the Country Meadows retirement community in Bethlehem Township tested positive at a local hospital for the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s disease,…
Increased Antibiotic Exposure Linked to Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
Repeated antibiotic exposure may be associated with severe COVID-19 outcomes, British researchers reported this week in eClinical Medicine.
NY AG Announces Indictment and Arraignment of Owner and Manager of NYC Pharmacy
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictment, arrest, and arraignment of the owner and manager of a Queens County pharmacy for their roles…
Significant Consequences: US Department of Labor Recovers $1M for Home Care Workers
A federal investigation has recovered $950,000 in back wages and liquidated damages and $50,000 in punitive damages from a West Lebanon home healthcare business —…
Recent Attacks at Two Florida Hospitals Highlight Need for Proactive Safety Measures
A nurse taking a work break around 3 a.m. near an employee parking lot at a Florida hospital was blitz-attacked by a man with a…
New York Hospital Suspended Elective Surgeries Due to Electrical Fire
A fire broke out at Mount Sinai’s main hospital on July 7 in East Harlem and forced many patients to reschedule surgeries.