Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help amid acute staff shortages at home health agencies. Because comprehensive data isn’t available, the scope and impact of current shortages can’t be documented with precision. But anecdotal reports...
Minorities and women working custodial and other support roles in health care facilities faced major professional disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study published in the journal PLOS ONE. The study is...
Any mask is better than no mask, officials are emphasizing after new COVID-19 guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These guidelines now make clear that cloth masks aren’t as effective disposable N95 masks. But while some have interpreted...
For the first time in its 130-year history, the ChristianaCare health system in Wilmington, Delaware, implemented “crisis standards of care” in January to help it treat an onslaught of patients, as a fresh wave of Covid infections hit the Northeast. This week, the...
A rapid test that detects all known COVID-19 variants, including the highly transmissible Omicron variant, has been developed by researchers at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. The test, which can be performed at laboratories experienced in COVID-19 testing can...
