Why nursing home aides exposed to COVID-19 aren't taking sick leave
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated America's nursing homes, but the reasons aren't as simple as people might think.
Nov 24, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated America's nursing homes, but the reasons aren't as simple as people might think.
Nov 24, 2020
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More U.S. patients will soon have free, electronic access to the notes their doctors write about them under a new federal requirement for transparency.
Nov 1, 2020
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In "Long-Term Care Policy after COVID-19—Solving the Nursing Home Crisis," published in the New England Journal of Medicine, a collaboration of experts across several Penn schools advocates for "a combination of funding, ...
Oct 22, 2020
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Independence has always been a driving force in Nancy Cheak-Zamora's life. Now an associate professor at the University of Missouri School of Health Professions, she grew up undiagnosed with dyslexia, a learning disorder ...
Oct 14, 2020
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In a year marked by the global COVID-19 pandemic, US states and courts continued to enact and uphold increased restrictions on abortion and access to reproductive health care, according to updated data published today by ...
Oct 2, 2020
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(HealthDay)—In rural America, drinking has become particularly deadly for many, a new government report shows.
Oct 1, 2020
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A new report shows the strong impact Connecticut's Statewide Opioid Reporting Directive (SWORD) is having in its first year of tracking opioid overdoses.
Sep 23, 2020
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New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) shows that gun laws in neighboring states have an effect on gun death rates in adjoining states. In findings published in the American Journal of Preventive ...
Sep 14, 2020
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HIV prevention remains a public health priority in the United States. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a drug regimen recommended for individuals who have engaged in behaviors that place them at elevated risk for HIV. When ...
Sep 9, 2020
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An otolaryngologist has developed a simple mask design that significantly improves safety during aerosol-generating activities of the head and neck. .
Aug 21, 2020
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