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A new CDC study adds to the growing body of real-world evidence (outside of a clinical trial setting) showing that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines authorized by the Food and Drug Administration…

On Sunday, the Indian Council of Medical Research and India’s Health Ministry issued an advisory calling for better awareness, screening and management of mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection.

By the time a nursing home resident could say two words about her deteriorating health, “it burned,” it was too late as she died the following day, April 27, 2020.

Headed into the 2021 hurricane season, the vast majority of Florida nursing homes and assisted living facilities are in compliance with rules requiring them to have emergency backup generators and…

The son of a man who died of a communicable disease during the COVID-19 pandemic at a long-term care facility has sued the facility and its administrator in federal court.

Georgia is last in the nation in conducting recertification inspections of its nursing homes, according to a recent media report.

The state and four district attorneys have sued the operator of 19 nursing homes, including several in the Bay Area where dozens of patients and employees died of COVID-19, accusing…

A federal administrative law judge has determined that a Bradenton behavioral healthcare center and its management company exposed workers to more than 50 attacks in a two-and-a-half-year period when residents…

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has vetoed routine legislation that would have allowed the board that oversees licenses and certifications for managers of nursing homes and assisted living facilities to operate…

As the United States struggles to reach herd immunity against COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy is emerging as a chief rival.