Trump wants masks on all nursing home workers, temperature checks for all, and separate COVID-19 units … COPD linked to greater odds of developing lung cancer … Nursing homes’ top strategies for...
New Orleans’ troubles show how chronic conditions impact COVID-19 outcomes
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 02, 2020
New evidence ties chronic conditions to severe COVID-19 illness, and New Orleans is a case in point, say health officials.
Providers credited for 24% drop in C. diff rates
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 02, 2020
Falling U.S. infection rates are only seen in healthcare settings and are likely due to proactive measures taken by providers, say researchers.
For stroke survivors, even moderate activity can help: study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 02, 2020
Time spent in light physical activity such as leisurely walks is linked to better self-reported functioning, report investigators.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, April 3
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 02, 2020
Phone-based therapy beneficial for depression in Parkinson’s disease … Sending COVID-19-positive residents to hospital may be wrong ‘knee-jerk’ reaction … CDC releases COVID-19 infection...
Better to bring masks and respirators from home than to go without: Joint Commission
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2020
Employers should not discourage workers from using their own masks or respirators while supplies are short, says the safety advocate.
China to release data on asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2020
The new data-sharing is meant to ease public concerns that unsuspected virus carriers will spread the disease anew, according to a new report.
Most seniors leave hospital with higher odds of adverse drug event, say researchers
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2020
Two in three seniors are prescribed potentially inappropriate medications at discharge, a new study has found.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, April 2
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2020
FDA orders all Zantac heartburn products off store shelves … Scientists discover gene that increases risk of Alzheimer’s disease … New CDC report adds evidence that underlying conditions raise...
Docs: Go low-risk first for chronic pain
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2020
A careful combination of drug and non-drug therapies is the best strategy for safely improving quality of life in residents with chronic pain, according to Mayo Clinic geriatricians.