AHCA: Nursing home deaths rise nearly 70% since September … Antibody COVID cocktail from Regeneron receives FDA emergency go-ahead … Resident ethnicity, type of healthcare professional may influence...
POLST form triples odds that residents’ treatment wishes are known: study
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 23, 2020
Nursing home residents who had Physician’s Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment significantly increased the likelihood that their treatment preferences were documented in their medical record, a statewide...
What emergency docs see: Delirium signals COVID in older patients
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 23, 2020
Almost a third of older emergency department patients who were subsequently diagnosed with COVID had delirium at admission, investigators say. And many had no other COVID symptoms, such as cough or fever.
MedDiet cuts diabetes risk by a third in 25-year Women’s Health Study
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 23, 2020
The Mediterranean diet reduces diabetes risk by 30% in women who are considered clinically overweight or obese, a new analysis of long-term data finds.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Nov. 23
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 23, 2020
Pfizer COVID vaccine rollout could begin Dec. 11, federal official says … C. diff rates fell in hospital inpatients but remained steady in outpatients during pandemic surge … New Eli Lilly COVID treatment...
Feds uncover coronavirus’s heavy toll on assisted living
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 20, 2020
As of Oct. 15, 22% of assisted living communities in 39 states reported cases of COVID-19 among residents and staff members. Rates ranged widely, from 1.3% of communities in Iowa to 93% of Connecticut...
Patient engagement prevents falls, nurse-scientists say
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 20, 2020
Patient engagement using low-tech tools is tied to fewer falls and a 48% reduction in fall-related injuries among patients over 65 years old, a nurse-led hospital trial has found.
AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine triggers immune response in older people
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 20, 2020
The experimental vaccine was safe and well-tolerated among all 560 trial participants, including adults aged 70 and older, the company said Thursday.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Nov. 20
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 20, 2020
Advance care planning increases among nursing home residents during pandemic … CMS podcast for frontline nursing home staff tackles training, coronavirus control … Cardio fitness and muscle strength...
COVID vaccine protects elderly; delivery program has buy-in from nearly all U.S. nursing homes
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 19, 2020
Fully 99% of skilled nursing facilities nationwide have signed on with the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program vaccine delivery initiative, HHS says. The news arrived just as Pfizer...