Blood coagulation issues and other COVID-19 manifestations can cause sometimes unavoidable skin injuries that appear to be pressure wounds. Clinicians should be aware of this when diagnosing and reporting...
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, June 24
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 23, 2020
‘Many lives could have been saved’: Geriatricians needed in pandemic discussions, expert says … Furry social robot could improve mood, reduce pain during lockdown, say researchers … Initial COVID-19...
Hip protectors and mobility aids reduce fractures: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 19, 2020
A video analysis of 2,300 actual falls in two long-term care facilities has revealed factors that lower fracture risk.
Five key lifestyle behaviors tied to Alzheimer’s risk
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 19, 2020
Five key lifestyle factors combine to influence the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, say researchers. Adhering to at least four reduced study participants’ risk by 60%.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, June 19
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 19, 2020
Clear signs of brain injury with severe COVID-19 … EEOC: Antibody tests not a permissible requirement for employees returning to work … Cleveland Clinic launches Alzheimer’s prevention clinic specific...
COVID-19 harbinger: loss of taste or smell
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 19, 2020
Clinicians may play a pivotal role in early COVID-19 diagnosis when taste and/or smell alterations manifest, say investigators.
Provider training leads to better dementia-care conversations
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 17, 2020
Providers who are trained to discuss advance care planning for people with dementia have significantly more — and more productive — conversations with patients and caregivers, say investigators.
Early drug therapy eases exhaustion in rheumatoid arthritis patients: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 17, 2020
Early, intensive treatment combining methotrexate with prednisone reduces debilitating fatigue — even in patients at low risk of severe disease, finds a two-year study.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, June 18
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 17, 2020
FEMA officer: Some PPE ‘way expired,’ probably ‘should have never gone out’ … Exercise therapy shows promise for treating cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis … Nearly all federal remdesivir...