CDC: cases of severe reaction to COVID vaccines are rare … Statins underused in older adults with heart failure and dementia … HHS announces $22 billion in funding to support expanded national testing...
Vaccination pace to speed up in long-term care; focus is now on uptake, advocate says
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 07, 2021
Encouraging uptake among staff and residents should be LTC administrators’ goal as the vaccination program ramps up, according to the AHCA / NCAL.
Antibiotics overused in COVID-19 patients, analysis finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 07, 2021
Fully three quarters of COVID-19 patients receive antibiotics, although fewer than 10% have a bacterial infection, according to a new research review.
New evidence pinpoints health clusters that raise dementia risk
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 07, 2021
Older adults with diagnoses of neuropsychiatric and cardiovascular multimorbidity had the highest likelihood of developing dementia over 12 years, investigators report.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Jan. 7
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 07, 2021
Certain antipsychotics linked to poorer cognition and function in Alzheimer’s study … CMS details 5 new scenarios that trigger infection control-focused surveys … Global investigation to explore...
Coronavirus exposure protects healthcare workers for at least 6 months, investigators say
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 06, 2021
The presence of antibodies — a sign of previous coronavirus exposure — has been tied to a substantially reduced risk of SARS-CoV-2 re-infection in hospital workers.
Vaccination cuts flu hospitalization for seniors by 41 percent, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 06, 2021
Researchers assessed the effectiveness of the 2019-2020 influenza vaccine in a group of 3,000 adults. There was less likelihood of hospital admission among the 67% who received a vaccination.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Jan. 6
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 06, 2021
Could COVID-19 vaccine mandates boost vaccine uptake — and are they legal? … Late-stage trial planned for diabetes medication in Alzheimer’s … HHS to begin vaccine confidence campaign in late January...
More than 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses await use in long-term care
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 05, 2021
Two weeks after nearly 2.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses were distributed to U.S. states for use in long-term care, approximately 280,000 residents and staff members have been vaccinated.
All prediabetes is not alike: 6 subtypes help predict risk, prevent poor outcomes
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 05, 2021
A clear new classification of prediabetes subtypes can help clinicians identify their most at-risk patients and aid in developing targeted therapies to prevent progression to diabetes, researchers report.