VHA to cover new Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, despite CMS’s restraint
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 14, 2023
The Veterans Health Administration will provide coverage for the recently approved drug lecanemab (Leqembi) to qualified veterans with early Alzheimer’s disease. It’s a surprise move considering...
FDA to withdraw certain drug-related guidances with end of PHE
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 14, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a notice detailing which COVID-19-related guidances will expire when the public health emergency ends as scheduled on May 11, and which guidances will remain...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, March 14
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 13, 2023
Anxiety may be overlooked in older adults, experts say … Insights into older adults’ nutritional motivations give providers ‘Food for Thought’ … New analysis: STAR program may reduce readmissions...
Addressing at-home hazards may cut falls risk by a quarter, Cochrane Review finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 13, 2023
It takes more than a checklist of hazards to make a difference in reducing falls risk in seniors, the authors say.
Race, geographic disparities found in 30-day readmissions for people with dementia
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 13, 2023
Black and non-Hispanic white Medicare beneficiaries living with dementia have a higher burden of 30-day readmission rates than their peers without dementia, researchers report
Health officials take aim at hepatitis with $11B plan, HBV screening update
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 13, 2023
An $11 billion campaign has been proposed to eliminate hepatitis C infections. And the CDC has expanded its recommendations for hepatitis B screening to include all adults.
Clinical briefs for Monday, March 13
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 13, 2023
Medical errors without ‘blame and shame’ can improve frontline worker satisfaction: study … Death from other causes increased in states with high COVID-19 mortality … Albuterol shortage may...
COVID doesn’t prevent rehab activities or recovery: study
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 12, 2023
Nursing home residents can tolerate moderate-to-high amounts of physical rehabilitation while ill with symptomatic COVID-19, finds a study published in JAMDA.
Perceived stress linked to cognitive impairment among older adults
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 10, 2023
The association of stress and cognitive health highlight the need for regular clinical screening and targeted interventions for stress in this population, investigators say.
Pfizer, GSK ready to launch RSV vaccines for U.S. seniors: report
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 10, 2023
With FDA approval expected in May, both Pfizer and GSK say they are set for a 2023 launch of their respiratory syncytial virus vaccines for older adults.