Frailty a significant COVID-19 mortality risk factor … Skin patterns in COVID-19 vary widely, says expert … Exercise may slow macular degeneration, study finds … Gut bacteria and diet tied to blood...
Flu season may be ‘devastating,’ officials warn
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 01, 2020
“The real risk is that we’re going to have two circulating respiratory pathogens at the same time,” says CDC director Robert Redfield, M.D.
Standardize N95 respirators for all inpatient COVID-19 encounters, conclude analysts
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 01, 2020
N95 respirators should be required for all workers caring for COVID-19 inpatients, not only those performing aerosol-generating procedures, write the authors of a new data review.
Study suggests that Alzheimer’s drugs could reverse diabetes damage
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 01, 2020
Failed Alzheimer’s drugs could be repurposed to target an enzyme that may lead to heart attack and stroke, say investigators.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, July 1
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 01, 2020
Eye drops may help prevent blindness common in seniors … Memory sharing declines with age, finds ‘eavesdropping’ study … Older women more likely to be prescribed opioids … Deep brain stimulation...
COVID-19 drug to cost Medicare $2,340 per course
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2020
The antiviral remdesivir is priced “well below” the projected value of most patient treatments, the drugmaker says. Others claim the cost is too high, considering that its development was partly taxpayer...
Muscle relaxant prescriptions have tripled for older adults, investigators find
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2020
Clinicians may be prescribing the drugs as an opioid alternative for chronic pain management, propose the researchers. Opioids are often prescribed simultaneously, they found.
CDC: Full-time, trained staff needed to oversee COVID-19 prevention
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2020
Nursing facilities with 100 or more residents and operators who provide dialysis or ventilator care should have at least one trained infection preventionist on-site, according to new federal guidance.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, June 30
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2020
Owners take rare step to isolate with residents during pandemic … Causal link found between air pollution and elders’ increased mortality … Gene study shows how Alzheimer’s affects genders differently...
Lower-rated facilities get more Alzheimer’s admissions: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 29, 2020
Highly rated operations had 3% fewer newly admitted residents with Alzheimer’s. CNA wages and Medicaid add-ons may play a role in the findings, report investigators.