Scientists think tuberculosis can spread in aerosols, upending understanding of disease
The conventional understanding of the spread of tuberculosis, a deadly infectious disease that claimed the lives of more than 1.5 million people last year, was…
Berries, mixed foods may raise Listeria risk for LTC facilities, outbreak analysis finds
Nursing homes may want to step up their food safety vigilance to protect against Listeria bacterial infections, suggests a sweeping new report on healthcare-associated foodborne…
Texas Nurse Convicted of Killing 4 Men with Air Injections
A Texas nurse was convicted Tuesday of capital murder in the deaths of four patients who died after prosecutors say he injected them with air…
NY Senate GOP Calls for Plan to Fix Staffing at Nursing Homes
Republicans in the state Senate are calling for a package of fixes to solve staffing problems at nursing homes in New York, backing proposals that…
COVID in Minnesota: National Guard to Assist at Long-Term Care Facilities
Gov. Tim Walz on October 15 announced he would enlist the Minnesota National Guard to help with a long-term care staffing shortage that’s impacting hospitals’…
Jury Acquits Nurse Charged in Death of Patient at Ohio Nursing Home
A Franklin County jury acquitted a nurse of involuntary manslaughter and patient neglect, more than two years after she and six other workers at a…
Use of Post-Acute Care by Medicare Beneficiaries with a Diagnosis of Dementia
Hospitalized patients with dementia transitioning to post-acute care may be particularly vulnerable to changes in post-acute care utilization driven by payment reforms; however, use of…
Breakthrough infections might not be a big transmission risk. Here’s the evidence.
Conventional wisdom says that if you’re vaccinated and you get a breakthrough infection with the coronavirus, you can transmit that infection to someone else and…
US Attorney’s Office presents Medicolegal Symposium to discuss case against convicted VA hospital murderer
The US Attorney’s Office, Northern District of West Virginia, is teaming up with Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, the FBI, and West…
Esther’s Law, which would allow cameras in nursing home rooms, gains traction in Ohio
About 10 years ago, Steve Piskor placed a hidden camera in an air purifier at his mother’s nursing home room in Cleveland and did not…