LTC Properties to pivot from heavy investing to Q3 debt reduction
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 31, 2023
Following months of strong investment activity, LTC Properties will turn its focus to reducing leverage and supporting operators as they continue to recover from pandemic-era hurdles, executives said Friday...
A first: FDA approves drug to treat agitation in Alzheimer’s
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 10, 2023
Patient advocates hailed news of the first approved drug to treat agitation related to Alzheimer’s disease dementia, but prescribing the drug may put long-term care clinicians in a bind.
Palliative care study highlights importance of psychosocial support for LTC workers
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2023
Even the most confident of long-term care staff, sure of their knowledge and skills, reported “notable difficulties” providing palliative and end-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a...
MA plans enrollment linked to lower rates of high-risk medication fills
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 05, 2023
Fills for prescriptions of high-risk medications have consistently declined among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries compared with fills for traditional Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study.
Traumatic brain injury is a chronic illness, researchers assert
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2023
Clinicians should recognize TBI as a chronic condition and provide care to support patients’ long-term, changing needs, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, July 5
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 05, 2023
U.S. will allow drugmakers to discuss Medicare drug price negotiations … CIDRAP: CDC signs off on tweaks to flu vaccine recommendations … Healthcare groups fear SCOTUS affirmative action ruling will...
CDC endorses new RSV vaccines for older adults
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2023
CDC director Rochelle Walensky has greenlit the use of two new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines for preventing severe disease in older adults, emphasizing their use in vulnerable groups such...
First new TB shot in a century enters long-awaited trial
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2023
An experimental tuberculosis vaccine is set to be tested in a clinical trial of adults and adolescents. If successful, it would be the first new TB vaccine available since 1921.
COVID-19 may be a new risk factor for chronic pain, national study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2023
Fully 26% of study participants with moderate to severe COVID-19 symptoms reported frequent pain, researchers report.
Clinical briefs for Friday, June 30
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2023
Nearly one third of RNs likely to seek different job, AMN study finds … Worldwide, malnutrition levels are high for people with dementia in long-term care … ‘Presence’ hallucinations an early,...