Large study links hearing aid use to lower dementia risk
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 17, 2023
People who wear hearing aids appear to reduce their risk of dementia to the level of their peers who don’t have hearing loss, a study of more than 430,000 people has found.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, April 18
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 17, 2023
Statin use within year of Afib diagnosis tied to reduced stroke risk … Breakthrough may explain why people get recurrent UTIs … Treatment halts recurrent C. diff infection in older adults, mid-stage...
Excessive daytime sleepiness predicts mortality in nursing home residents
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 16, 2023
Excessive daytime sleepiness predicts both mortality and the presence of age-related comorbidities in the long-stay nursing home population, investigators report.
CDC: 1 in 5 adults live with chronic pain
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 16, 2023
An estimated 21% of U.S. adults experienced chronic pain in 2021, and 7% reported chronic pain that restricts their daily activities, according to a new analysis.
HHS to extend PREP Act protections for pharmacy workers after end of PHE
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 16, 2023
Pharmacy providers will continue to have liability immunity when administering COVID-19 and vaccinations, treatments and tests after the end of the Public Health Emergency, the Department of Health and...
Clinical briefs for Monday, April 17
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 16, 2023
Technique that detects Parkinson’s disease marker has 88% accuracy in new trial results… One-fifth of RNs planning to leave healthcare in 5 years: study … In real-world Israeli study, bivalent COVID...
New data show bivalent booster shots effective against latest COVID variants
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 13, 2023
Bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccines remained effective this winter despite the emergence of new omicron subvariants that they weren’t designed to target, researchers have found.
Monoclonal antibodies ‘unequivocally’ saved lives during pandemic, patient data show
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 14, 2023
For two years, monoclonal antibodies were approved, revoked and sometimes reauthorized or scarce, but pushing through these challenges “unequivocally saved lives and prevented hospitalizations,”...
Clinical briefs for Friday, April 14
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 14, 2023
Study finds few Americans documenting end-of-life wishes … FDA cautions against use of N95 respirators, masks made by O&M Halyard … Complex work with people reduces risk of dementia in later life:...
Survey: U.S. neurologists would prescribe Leqembi if fully approved
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 12, 2023
A “healthy proportion” of surveyed neurologists have already begun prescribing the treatment, and nearly all said they planned to do so if traditional FDA approval is granted.