Covid Spawns ‘Completely New Category’ of Organ Transplants
In a year when covid-19 shattered the pleas of so many who prayed for miracles, a Georgia man with two new lungs is among the fortunate.
House Hearing Scrutinizes ‘Horror’ of Private Equity Investment in Nursing Homes
For the second time in as many weeks, federal lawmakers scrutinized private equity investment in nursing homes as the probes into the COVID-19 disaster in long-term care continue to intensify.
Have a Case of a Covid Variant? No One Is Going to Tell You
Covid-19 infections from variant strains are quickly spreading across the U.S., but there’s one big problem: Lab officials say they can’t tell patients or their doctors whether someone has been infected by a variant.
Lilly’s Antibody Clinical Trial in Nursing Homes Prevents COVID
A Phase 3 clinical trial of an antibody-drug that enrolled residents and staff at skilled nursing and assisted living facilities found that the treatment significantly reduced the risk of contracting symptomatic COVID-19.
Nursing Home COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Slow in Early Going, with 15% of First Shots Distributed
Only about 15% of the first COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered to nursing home residents by the first business week of 2021, raising concerns about the rollout for both the elderly and the general public.
COVID Vaccines Appear Safe and Effective, but Questions Remain
The recent rollout of two newly authorized COVID-19 vaccines is a bright ray of hope at the pandemic’s darkest hour.
We now have a path that can lead us to happier times — even as we watch and suffer from the horrible onslaught of new infections, hospitalizations, and deaths that mark the end of this regrettable year.
