Conditions affecting the elderly driving up health costs, say researchers
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 03, 2020
Care for falls, back pain, arthritic disease and diabetes, among other conditions, are fueling trillions in healthcare costs.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, March 4
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 03, 2020
Drugmakers scrambling to thwart a coronavirus pandemic … New antivirals are highly effective in combating Hepatitis C infections … Repeat antibiotic prescribing linked to higher hospital admission...
New COVID-19 guidance stresses diligence, common sense
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 02, 2020
Skilled care providers should connect with regional health departments and ramp up respiratory virus containment efforts, say industry experts.
Excessive sleepiness in elders tied to increased disease risk
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 02, 2020
Older adults who sleep excessively during the day are more likely to develop a chronic health condition within three years, a new study has found.
Clinical Daily Briefs for Tuesday, March 3
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 02, 2020
Trump urges pharmaceutical executives to accelerate coronavirus vaccine efforts … New federal guidelines urge hepatitis C checks for adults up to age 79 … Focus on training, technology to reduce social...
New advice for managing chronic pain: go low and slow
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 02, 2020
Treatment should start with low-risk, non-invasive strategies and slowly introduce pain medications, including opioids as needed, say Mayo Clinic geriatricians.
Few former smokers receive recommended lung cancer screenings: CDC
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 28, 2020
Only one in eight former smokers receive screenings as recommended, though early detection reduces mortality.
Devices marketed as CPAP sanitizers may be unsafe, FDA warns
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 28, 2020
Devices that claim to disinfect and sanitize CPAP machines with ozone gas and UV light are tied to health risks, the agency says.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, March 2
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 28, 2020
Nursing home is site of first US coronavirus outbreak: 1 dead, 4 hospitalized … Coronavirus has reached long-term care. Prepare, don’t panic … Vegetarian diet linked to lower ischemic stroke...
Targeted care and drugs help lower fracture risk, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 27, 2020
Secondary fracture risk fell by 18% when high-risk elders received coordinated fracture care, a Swedish study team has found.