Worry grows as providers grapple with stronger booster recommendations … New CDC data: Racial gap in COVID-19 shots and deaths narrowed in late 2021 … Feds weigh requirement that Medicaid dollars...
Odds of COVID-19 low in SNF post-acute care admissions: study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 10, 2022
Post-acute patients transferred to skilled nursing facilities in 2020 had a relatively low risk of COVID-19 infection, researchers say.
High optimism levels tied to ‘exceptional longevity’
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 10, 2022
Optimism appears to promote good health and long lifespans across diverse racial and ethnic groups, according to a large study using data from the Women’s Health Initiative.
Clinical briefs for Friday, June 10
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 10, 2022
Bill puts nurse agency staffing in GAO’s crosshairs … Study finds strong link between men’s smoking and increased risk of fracture … Shingles not tied to dementia risk, study finds … Prices for...
Social isolation linked to dementia risk, lower brain volume
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 09, 2022
Social isolation is tied to a 26% increased risk of dementia and loss of brain volume in areas linked to cognition, a long-term study finds.
EDs rarely send seniors with dementia to hospice care: study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 09, 2022
Despite a high likelihood of needing end-of-life care, patients with dementia who visit the emergency department are typically discharged to non-hospice settings and frequently return to the ED, investigators...
FDA updates Paxlovid prescribing guidance
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 09, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration has updated its patient screening guidance for use of the COVID-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, June 9
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 09, 2022
Moderna’s omicron-targeting vaccine provides improved protection, company says … Evusheld found to protect against COVID-19 death in late-stage trial … … FTC to probe pharmacy middlemen’s role...
FDA advisers vote unanimously to endorse Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 08, 2022
Independent advisers have voted 21 to 0 to recommend the authorization of Novavax’s COVID-19 protein-based vaccine for pandemic emergency use.
Dementia care providers struggled with infection control during pandemic, multistate study reveals
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 08, 2022
Assisted living operators found serious challenges in implementing infection prevention and control practices for residents with dementia during the pandemic, according to a new study across seven states.