Classic COVID-19 symptoms not always apparent in elderly residents
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2020
Fever may be blunted or absent entirely, and respiratory symptoms may also be masked or exacerbated by co-occurring disease.
Coronavirus three times as infectious as the flu; social distancing a ‘powerful weapon’ against next...
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2020
Seasonal recurrence may require repeat social distancing measures. That’s no comfort for the 400 eldercare facilities now dealing with outbreaks.
Fracture location affects long-term outcomes in older adults, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2020
Fractures closer to the body’s center raise older patients’ odds of hospitalization and premature death.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, April 1
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2020
COVID-19 patients often infected with other respiratory viruses: early study … Providers trying to ‘MacGyver’ their way around COVID-19 … Doctors, hospitals, pharmacies warned not to stockpile...
Malaria drugs approved for COVID-19 use: Geriatrician warns of side effects in elderly
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 30, 2020
Clinicians should tread carefully when treating elderly patients with two drugs newly cleared for COVID-19 patients, says a top industry doctor.
Exercise improves heart function in diabetes, while diet reverses the condition, finds study
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 30, 2020
Investigators compared the impact of aerobic exercise and a low-energy meal replacement program on heart function in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, March 31
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 30, 2020
When might experimental drugs to treat Covid-19 be ready? A forecast … COVID-19 linked to cardiac injury, poor outcomes for patients with heart conditions … FDA expedites review of COVID-19 diagnostic...
Transmission-based strategy key to full COVID-19 containment in long-term care: investigators
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2020
Symptom screening alone may miss half of all nursing home residents infected with COVID-19, a Seattle-area facility study has found.
Article details COVID-19 care components for nursing facilities
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2020
A leading geriatrics journal has compiled evidence-based approaches to preventing and treating COVID-19 infections in long-term care settings.
Providers at risk of COVID-19 exposure offered online safety training: NIH
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2020
A virtual safety training program developed with private sector e-learning companies is now accessible on the agency’s website.