Preventable diseases tied to common, age-related eye condition, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 11, 2023
Age-related macular degeneration is linked to two potentially treatable diseases, suggesting new pathways for preventing progression and blindness, investigators say.
Nurses ranked as ‘most honest and ethical’ professionals for 21st year in row
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 11, 2023
Nurses have again reached the top spot in Gallup’s annual Most Honest and Ethical Professions Poll. Fully 79% of respondents said that nurses have “very high” or “high” honesty and ethical standards,...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Jan. 11
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 11, 2023
Biden administration targets end of COVID emergency declaration … New hormone therapy may slow early-stage prostate cancer during active surveillance … Brain-computer interface for paralyzed patients...
Latest COVID shot cuts hospitalizations in seniors by 81 percent: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 10, 2023
Seniors who receive an omicron-adapted shot are 81% less likely to be hospitalized with severe COVID-19, according to a new study from Israel.
Long-term study links infections to 70 percent higher dementia risk
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 10, 2023
A study with 32 years of followup has linked infections in hospitalized patients to future dementia onset. Urinary tract infections are among those with the strongest link.
With education and a doc’s OK, most seniors agree to deprescribe unneeded meds: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 10, 2023
Seniors are willing to take their doctor’s advice to discontinue an unneeded medication after viewing an educational video, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Jan. 10
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 10, 2023
COVID healthcare standards must reflect pandemic’s current stage, industry group says … New AHCA/NCAL Medicare Advantage resource page unveiled … New treatment guideline released for diabetes and...
FDA approves new drug Leqembi to treat early Alzheimer’s disease
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 09, 2023
The newly approved drug Leqembi (lecanemab) may slow progression of cognitive decline due to Alzheimer’s disease, trial data show. CMS says it may rethink Medicare coverage of drugs in Leqembi’s...
U.S. stroke deaths on the rise after 4 decades of decline
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 09, 2023
Unless stroke prevention and treatment improves, total U.S. stroke fatalities will rise as the millennial generation ages, investigators say.
Senior care association opens free COVID test kit program to all providers
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 09, 2023
Industry advocate LeadingAge is now offering free test kits to long-term care providers in all care settings and communities.