For the first time in 40 years, a global authority has revised its clinical definition of pain, recognizing those who can’t describe their experience verbally.
Clinical Daily Briefs for Friday, July 17
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 17, 2020
Pace of COVID-19 vaccine development ‘impressive,’ say experts … McKnight’s Online Forum covers UV-C disinfection during pandemic … A ‘feeling’ for dementia may precede decline, study finds...
Nursing facilities in ‘hot spots’ to receive first batch of COVID-19 test equipment
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 16, 2020
About 2,000 nursing homes in regions where COVID-19 case counts are high will be the first to receive on-site diagnostic testing equipment from the federal government.
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine spurs immune response in trial
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 16, 2020
“No matter how you slice this, this is good news,” said Anthony Fauci, M.D., the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert.
Super-agers appear to resist damaging tau and amyloid build-up
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 16, 2020
Adults who maintain high cognitive performance into late age appear to defy the brain’s normal aging processes and escape neurodegeneration, say researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, July 16
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 16, 2020
COVID-19 crisis reveals need to ‘reinvent’ the industry: AMDA has tips … Pharmacist-led approach helps support facilities during pandemic, finds study … It’s time for nursing homes and acute-care...
Regional COVID-19 spikes could spark new facility outbreaks, AHCA/NCAL cautions governors
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 15, 2020
Additional help is needed to keep residents and staff safe as COVID-19 numbers spike and operators simultaneously move to reopen facilities, the industry advocate says.
Hearing loss group applauds feds for adaptive mask guidelines
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 15, 2020
The CDC’s updated guidelines “allow for modifications that can improve communication success for everyone,” says the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, July 15
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 15, 2020
Long-term care pharmacy leaders call for COVID-19 relief from Congress … Elderly with dementia more likely to experience adverse surgical outcomes … COVID-19 symptoms may linger for months … Cardiac...
‘Physicians need to think of COVID-19 as a multisystem disease’
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 14, 2020
A review of COVID-19’s effects on human organs shows that a substantial proportion of patients suffer kidney, heart, and brain damage.