CDC director: Agency working to ensure flu vaccine availability
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 04, 2020
The agency is working with drugmakers to help head off what it says could be an overwhelming wave of flu and COVID-19 infections this fall.
Residents with mental illness concentrated in facilities that offer less direct care: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 04, 2020
Facilities that serve more residents with mental illness tend to have quality characteristics that differ substantially from other nursing homes, say investigators.
Feds: Emergency department visits increase with age of nursing home residents
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 04, 2020
While residents aged 60 to 69 were found to account for 2% of ED visits, those aged 90 and older accounted for 24% of visits, according to new data.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, June 5
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 04, 2020
Sit-to-stand study improved body weight, but not physical function in residents … Low-dose aspirin does not prevent depression in healthy older adults … Mouth bacteria can infect brain cells, supporting...
Mental distress spikes among U.S. adults during pandemic
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 03, 2020
Seniors responding to an April survey reported distress symptoms at rates double those of 2018. Researchers attribute the spike to turmoil caused by the pandemic.
Antiepileptic drugs linked to higher mortality in Alzheimer’s
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 03, 2020
Mortality risk jumped during the first three months of antiepileptic drug treatment in patients with Alzheimer’s. Older drug choices conferred greater risk.
Osteoporosis treatment may also guard against pneumonia, say researchers
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 03, 2020
Study participants who took nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates for bone strength had a 24% lower risk of contracting pneumonia.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, June 4
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 03, 2020
Hospice use is highest in assisted living settings, study finds … Bio-inspired shoe grips may help seniors keep their footing, say Harvard engineers … Pentagon official says COVID-19 vaccine a ‘reasonable’...
Plan ahead to safely invite residents to reconnect, says AHCA/NCAL
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 02, 2020
New guidance outlines ideas for safely opening up indoor and outdoor spaces to residents while keeping infection control protocol in place.
Race and location — not star ratings — tied to COVID-19 deaths, say investigators
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 02, 2020
Urban location, greater percentage of African American residents, and larger facility size are some of the factors linked to the likelihood of COVID‐19 infections in eldercare facilities.