Nursing home study reveals ‘dramatic’ fluctuations in prescribing of COVID-19 meds
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Alicia Lasek
May 26, 2023
Investigators tracked the use of COVID-19 medications in 11 U.S. nursing home chains, describing prescribing patterns that shed new light on the challenges of pandemic clinical care.
FDA grants Paxlovid full approval, says drug remains effective COVID-19 treatment
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Alicia Lasek
May 26, 2023
Paxlovid, which received emergency use authorization in December of 2021, continues to be an effective treatment for COVID-19, the agency said Thursday.
12-week walking program boosts recall memory in seniors: study
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Alicia Lasek
May 26, 2023
The story recollection abilities of seniors significantly improved as did brain activity after weeks of supervised walking exercise, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Friday, May 26
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Alicia Lasek
May 25, 2023
$14.6 million study, a first, aims to combat dementia in Native, Pacific Islander communities … Murky strike team data leaves COVID-19 impact uncertain: study … Physical activity in the afternoon leads...
Fatal outcome in trial of Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab raises patient safety concerns
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Alicia Lasek
May 25, 2023
The findings highlight unresolved questions about how patients respond to this treatment, and how to best vet and advise recipients, investigators say.
Air purification installation cuts infections by 40 percent in continuing care facility
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Alicia Lasek
May 25, 2023
Installing medical grade air purification technology on one floor of a Pennsylvania senior living community resulted in a 40% relative reduction in healthcare-associated infections.
FDA approves combo antibiotic for pneumonia caused by superbug
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Alicia Lasek
May 25, 2023
The FDA has approved a new combination drug for treating patients with bacterial pneumonia caused by the highly antibiotic resistant A. baumannii.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, May 25
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Alicia Lasek
May 24, 2023
CMS: Therapists in home health can bill Part B for telehealth … CMS proposed rule would hold manufacturers accountable for Medicaid’s drug costs … Multivitamins associated with improved memory at...
Study: Sickest COVID-19 patients have 22 percent lower mortality with vaccination
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Alicia Lasek
May 23, 2023
Vaccination for COVID-19 has reduced by 22% the number of COVID-19 deaths among hospitalized patients dependent on oxygen, according to a new study.
Prediabetes at midlife tied to later fracture risk
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Alicia Lasek
May 23, 2023
Clinicians may wish to consider treating prediabetes in women as an early, modifiable risk factor for fracture, investigators say.