Virtual plate checks may help providers battle malnutrition
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Amy Novotney
Mar 01, 2022
A group of Canadian researchers, in partnership with several long-term care facilities, are using artificial intelligence to help prevent malnutrition among residents.
ShiftMed, NAHCA partner to develop CNA training platform
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Amy Novotney
Mar 01, 2022
Healthcare workforce management platform ShiftMed has joined forces with the National Association of Health Care Assistants to launch an integrated training solution to address the ongoing workforce crisis...
What makes patients with Alzheimer’s sleepy? Loss of neurons, investigators say
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Amy Novotney
Apr 07, 2022
The lethargy that many Alzheimer’s patients experience is caused not by a lack of sleep but rather by the degeneration of a type of neuron that keeps us awake, according to a study that also confirms...
CMS to pay for second booster shots for Medicare beneficiaries
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Amy Novotney
Apr 07, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Wednesday that it will pay for a second COVID-19 booster shot of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for all Medicare beneficiaries.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, April 7
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Amy Novotney
Apr 07, 2022
Virtual dementia care program leads to 60% reduction in hospital admissions: study … Biden Administration accelerates effort to prevent, detect and treat Long COVID … BA.2 now behind 72% of all US...
Delirium diagnosis decreases likelihood of home discharge, study finds
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Amy Novotney
Feb 23, 2022
The odds of returning home after a hospital stay are slimmer for patients with delirium compared to those without, according to a new study of more than 27,000 adults. Nearly half were not able to do so.
New physical function tests could predict hip fractures in seniors: study
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Amy Novotney
Feb 23, 2022
New study results show that in women who are unable to stand on one leg for 10 seconds, the risk of hip fracture within four years was found to be more than three times higher than in women who were able...
Obesity may increase end-stage kidney disease risk among those with type 2 diabetes
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Amy Novotney
Feb 23, 2022
Higher body-mass index levels were associated with an increased risk of diabetic kidney disease and decreased kidney filtration rate levels in nearly 4,000 people with type 2 diabetes.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 23
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Amy Novotney
Feb 23, 2022
McKnight’s announces 2022 Women of Distinction ‘Rising Stars’ … Healthcare costs weigh significantly on decisions for older adult care: study … Prostate cancer therapy, new treatment for high...
Nearly all high-touch surfaces in LTC are contaminated, study finds
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Amy Novotney
Feb 18, 2022
More than 90% of “high-touch” surfaces in long-term care facilities, including handrails and equipment controls, are contaminated with fecal matter and other potential sources of infectious...