Self-administered test detects mild dementia changes earlier, developer says
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 07, 2021
New study results support the accuracy of the Self-Administered Gerocognitive Exam, giving clinicians a proven, objective measurement tool to aid in making treatment decisions over time, say researchers...
Severe breakthrough cases spiked among seniors after delta appeared: study
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 07, 2021
The more time that had elapsed since vaccination, the greater the odds of severe reinfection illness for older patients, physicians from Yale University found. The results highlight the need for timely...
Clinician ‘inertia’? Many still favoring warfarin over safer direct-acting anticoagulants
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 07, 2021
Many clinicians participating in the Medicare Part D program have continued to prescribe warfarin over direct-acting oral anticoagulants, despite evidence that the latter drugs are safer and more effective...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 7
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 07, 2021
More than half of this city’s COVID-19 dead had diabetes … Blood pressure spiked during lockdown phase of pandemic, Cleveland Clinic finds … Omicron may quickly overtake delta variant in U.S. but...
Under-65 population with serious mental illness continues to grow in nursing homes, analysis finds
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 06, 2021
SNF directors of nursing say this influx of untraditional residents, many of whom have no appropriate discharge setting, poses care challenges.
CDC: While omicron triples COVID reinfections overseas, delta remains dominant in U.S.
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 06, 2021
For now at least, the delta variant is behind 99.9% of current COVID-19 cases, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky says. But vaccine makers have developed contingency plans as the omicron variant quickly spreads.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Dec. 6
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 06, 2021
Telehealth use increased 63-fold during pandemic; behavioral health tops list … Repeat colonoscopies recommended too often for the elderly, study suggests … Higher resting heart rate in elderly linked...
Scientists say they’ve zeroed in on a cause of Alzheimer’s
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 03, 2021
Researchers from the University of California, Riverside say they have uncovered a reason why some people with plaques and tangles in their brains do not develop Alzheimer’s disease.
Better dialogue, COVID practices can help reduce stress between family caregivers, providers: study
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 03, 2021
A new survey offers plenty of ideas for getting long-term care providers on the same page as family caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic, investigators say.
Biden’s winter COVID plan highlights boosters for seniors, expands access to antibody treatment
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 03, 2021
The multi-pronged plan, unveiled Thursday, is aimed at further encouraging vaccinations and booster shots — especially among older adults — along with increasing the availability of other tools to...