Many LTCs requiring negative COVID-19 tests before accepting hospital discharges … AbbVie, Pfizer, Novartis and more pledge COVID-19 disaster relief help … Actor Matthew McConaughey plays virtual bingo...
Seniors who use video chat less likely to report symptoms of depression
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 07, 2020
Seniors who communicated via video chat were about half as likely to report depressive symptoms than those who did not, say researchers.
Grip strength can help to identify early diabetes
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 07, 2020
Investigators have pinpointed levels of handgrip strength that correlate with type 2 diabetes in at-risk but otherwise healthy patients.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, April 8
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 07, 2020
Sleep apnea linked to Alzheimer’s brain changes …. Adding patient frailty measures to Medicare payment model could lead to fairer clinician reimbursement … Flu cases down, while hospitalizations...
High amyloid levels linked to early-stage Alzheimer’s
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 06, 2020
Screening data from an Alzheimer’s drug trial suggests that higher brain amyloid levels exist well before clinical symptoms appear.
Four lifestyle factors that can add disease-free years to your life
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 06, 2020
Having a body mass index lower than 25 and two of three other lifestyle factors is linked to more years lived without chronic illness, say researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, April 7
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 06, 2020
Surgical masks appropriate for most COVID-19 treatment, finds study … Coronavirus is aerosolized through talking, exhalation … Fiber consumption linked to lower breast cancer risk … African Americans...
COVID-19 side effect: critical drugs in short supply
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2020
Demand has skyrocketed for drugs ranging from asthma inhalers and antibiotics to sedatives needed for mechanical ventilation.
Continue to take allergy and asthma meds during COVID-19 outbreak: experts
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2020
Getting symptoms under control early in the allergy season may be the safest action at this time, say leading immunologists.
For those with Parkinson’s, virtual courses may relieve social distancing stress
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2020
Isolation and lack of exercise can aggravate motor symptoms, but new online resources may help patients increase coping abilities.