NHTSA Reports Continuing Decline in Deaths from Motor Vehicles Accidents in 2023
Motor vehicle accident deaths are finally on the decline after a surge in fatalities since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a NHTSA report.
Tag Archives: Coronavirus
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White House Plans To Require Mandatory Nursing Home Staffing Levels May Be Derailed by CMS Report
A mistakenly released CMS report contradicts the White House's call for minimum nursing home staffing levels, indicating raising them provided few benefits for high operational cost increases.
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Better Infection Prevention Needed in U.S. Nursing Homes: Report
A group of specialists are urging Congress to put in place more stringent measures in U.S. nursing homes to prevent the spread of nursing home infections.
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WHO Launches Global Monitoring Network for Dangerous Infectious Disease Outbreaks
WHO is launching a global monitoring network which hopes to identify and develop treatments for pathogens before they become global threats.
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Heart Donors Who Had COVID May Increase Risk of Death for Transplant Recipients: Study
A new study reveals transplant recipients who receive hearts from active COVID-19 donors face an increase risk of death.
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Hydroxychloroquine Side Effects Linked to Increased Retinopathy Risk: Study
A new study warns that long-term and high dose use of hydroxychloroquine increases the risk of retinopathy and vision loss.
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Food Poisoning Illnesses Decreased in Recent Years: CDC
A CDC report indicates food poisoning incidents dropped in recent years, but that may have been due to the effects of the pandemic, the researchers warn.
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Congressional Report Highlights Nursing Home Neglect, Understaffing Problems at For-Profit Care Facilities
A congressional report claims for-profit nursing homes engaged in cost-cutting measures and ordered workers with COVID-19 to work, contributing to the tragic death toll the pandemic had on long-term care…
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House Panel Finds Nursing Home Understaffing Likely Led to More Deaths During Pandemic
A House panel's report finds nursing home understaffing played a major role in elderly deaths during the pandemic.
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Nursing Homes Lost Half Their Staff During Pandemic, and Many Haven’t Replaced Them: CMS Warns
The CMS has reconfigured its nursing home comparison website to include staffing turnover levels, warning that facilities have failed to recover staff lost during the pandemic.
