Experts say ‘systemic failure’ in emergency planning has crippled even compliant nursing homes … AHRQ incentivizing nursing homes to participate in safety survey pilot study … BD adds pharmacy...
Many seniors ready to shrink their lists of prescription drugs, survey reveals
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 07, 2022
Many older adults say they are motivated to cut down on their prescription medications to avoid future side effects — if their physician suggests they do so.
Hospice boosts care quality for Medicare beneficiaries with dementia: study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 07, 2022
LTC residents with dementia greatly benefit from hospice, but that care must be tailored to avoid counterintuitively long stays and disenrollment, investigators say.
Poor sleep linked to more COPD flare-ups: NIH study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 07, 2022
Poor sleep quality is a good predictor of whether a patient with COPD will have exacerbations, researchers say.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, June 7
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 07, 2022
NIC: Residents’ care needs have grown as staffing remains top challenge for operators … FDA: Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine effective, but heart risks a concern … U.S. cancer screenings fell 80% during...
Discard portable bed rails linked to long-term care deaths, CPSC warns
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 06, 2022
The Consumer Products Safety Commission is warning against the use of Mobility Transfer Systems adult portable bed rails, which are tied to the deaths of three people.
Common autoimmune drugs reduce mortality, up clinical status in COVID-19: NIH
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 06, 2022
Two commonly used autoimmune drugs could be used in addition to standard-of-care treatments to improve COVID-19 outcomes, the agency says.
Class of blood pressure drugs cuts aneurysm risk in hypertension by 18 percent: study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 06, 2022
The use of RAAS inhibitors may reduce the odds of brain aneurysm rupture by an estimated 18% in people with high blood pressure, according to a new study across 20 medical centers.
Clinical briefs for Monday, June 6
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 06, 2022
Vaccination offers partial protection against long COVID … Despite new “right to repair” wheelchair law, fixes remain difficult for users … … Post-acute regimen reduces MRSA in a study that included...
Supplements help delay vision loss from macular degeneration: study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 03, 2022
A dietary supplement formula is effective at slowing the progression of age-related macular degeneration, finds new research funded by the National Institutes of Health.