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Leaders of two congressional committees probing the approval of Biogen Inc.’s new Alzheimer’s drug pressed the Food and Drug Administration for more information on “apparent anomalies” in the agency’s review…

Four Louisiana nursing home residents who were evacuated ahead of Hurricane Ida have died at facility where state inspectors were prevented from conducting a full assessment this week, state officials…

The American Nurses Association (ANA), representing the interests of the nation’s 4.2 million nurses, urges the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to declare the current and unsustainable…

The family of a 100-year-old woman who died “cold and alone” on Christmas morning has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Florida assisted-living facility where she resided.

New research led by the Yale School of Public Health in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Public Health found evidence that helps explain why residents in long-term care facilities…

For years, the Veterans Affairs has spent upwards of $1 billion a year funding state-run nursing homes for veterans, while requiring only a single annual safety inspection, performed by an…

Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 significantly decreased the probability of virus culture positivity in breakthrough cases versus cases in unvaccinated healthcare workers, according to a study on the non–peer-reviewed research…

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing commitment to increasing access to vaccinations and improving health equity, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is expanding opportunities for people…

Alzheimer disease and other dementias present unique practical challenges for patients, their families, clinicians, and health systems.

New Jersey is dealing with more than 100 active COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes throughout the state, according to health commissioner Judith Persichilli.