Pressure injuries found in 11% of SNF stroke rehab patients: study
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 08, 2022
Providing early care for pressure injuries during stroke rehab may help improve patients’ clinical outcomes and reduce associated costs, investigators say.
FDA nixes use of Parkinson’s drug Nuplazid for treating Alzheimer’s psychosis
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 08, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration has decided not to approve an expanded use of the psychosis drug pimavanserin (Nuplazid) to treat patients with Alzheimer’s.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Aug. 8
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 08, 2022
Cognitive rehab may relieve older adults of COVID-related brain fog … Some COVID patients remain contagious after day 5, researchers find … Paxlovid treatment may need to be extended to avoid rebound,...
The impact of chronic disease and the inequitable burden of COVID-19 must be addressed as the U.S. moves into a new pandemic phase, two experts contend.
Flu shots lower risk of cardiac events by 34 percent: study
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Alicia Lasek
May 04, 2022
A flu shot can offer significant protection to patients at high risk for adverse cardiovascular events, according to a new analysis.
Big advisory reversal: No aspirin for heart disease prevention after age 60
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 27, 2022
In a major policy reversal, experts are now saying that the risks of using daily aspirin as a means of heart disease protection outweigh the benefits for seniors.
No aspirin for heart disease prevention after 60, U.S. advisers say
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 26, 2022
In major reversal, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced the risks of using daily aspirin for heart disease protection outweigh the benefits for seniors. New evidence has also prompted the...
Seniors on common maintenance drugs face fewer COVID-19 risks, NIH study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 20, 2022
Drugs used regularly in the long-term care population may help prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection and poor COVID-19 outcomes, investigators say.
Study: Severity of injury — not age — predicts survival after brain trauma in seniors
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 20, 2022
The oldest adults tended toward decreased mortality — and a subset of these patients had better-than-expected outcomes after falls and other incidents, investigators found.
U.S. lifespan on the rise while cardiovascular issues decline, long-term study finds
Apr 20, 2022
Better healthcare access and preventive measures have contributed to continued improvements in life expectancy and cardiovascular outcomes since the 1960s, investigators say.