OSHA Update: Coronavirus Response
Temporary enforcement guidance for respirator fit-testing in healthcare. A new website offers the latest U.S. Department of Labor resources. Workplace safety guidance. OSHA Alert lists steps to prevent…
Spanish Army Finds Care Home Residents ‘Dead and Abandoned’
Spanish soldiers helping to fight the coronavirus pandemic have found elderly patients in retirement homes abandoned and, in some cases, dead in their beds, the…
Nurse Shot at Kentucky Hospital after Patient Fights with Security Officers
A patient at the Medical Center in Bowling Green was arrested March 19 after he allegedly shot a nurse in the leg at the Kentucky hospital following an…
SAMHSA Offers Tips for Reactions to Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation During an Infectious Disease Outbreak
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has published facts and tips for dealing with the impact of social distancing during an event…
Coronavirus News: Pennsylvania Relaxes Medical Marijuana Restrictions
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has instituted a series of temporary actions to assist patients requiring medical marijuana during the coronavirus pandemic.
State Suspends Washington Nursing Assistant’s License after Theft
The state last month suspended the credentials of a Kelso nursing assistant convicted of stealing her client’s EBT card to buy $162 worth of groceries…
Cyber Gangsters Hit Uk Medical Firm Poised for Work on Coronavirus with Maze Ransomware Attack
Cyber gangsters have attacked the computer systems of a medical research company on standby to carry out trials of a possible future vaccine for the…
First Responders Find Missing Pennsylvania Nursing Home Patient
Wareham Police responded to Tremont Nursing Home for an alarm activation and a missing patient on Saturday, March 21 at around 1:25 a.m.
Family Files First Lawsuit in One of Several Suspicious Deaths in West Virginia VA Hospital
Nearly two years after the suspicious death on April 6, 2018, of an 82-year-old retired U.S. Army sergeant in a West Virginia VA hospital, family…
Sick Staff Fueled Outbreak in Seattle-Area Care Centers
Staff members who worked while sick at multiple long-term care facilities contributed to the spread of COVID-19 among vulnerable elderly in the Seattle area, federal…