States see nursing home COVID cases jumping … Assisted living communities in the South, Midwest hit hard by COVID: CDC … LeadingAge awards DC members $20K in grants to support vaccine access, equity...
New wave of flu cases, COVID-19 hospitalizations hits U.S., impacting seniors
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 06, 2022
Flu activity was the highest in a decade last week and hospitalizations for three respiratory viruses are straining healthcare systems, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said on Monday.
Cholinesterase inhibitors may preserve kidney function in Alzheimer’s disease: study
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 06, 2022
Treatment with donepezil, rivastigmine or galantamine is associated with preserved kidney function and reduced risk of death, researchers report.
Portable air purifiers improve cardiovascular health in COPD, researchers find
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 06, 2022
Participants who used air purifiers with active HEPA and carbon filters had improved markers of heart health. This included a 25% increase in heart rate variability, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 6
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 06, 2022
Having a sense of purpose can lower the risk of death from any cause … New nursing home quality coalition Moving Forward requests feedback … Researchers granted $7.3M from CDC to study long COVID …...
Help prevent dementia by managing multimorbidity, researchers counsel
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 05, 2022
There are 15% higher odds of later developing dementia with each added chronic condition, investigators say.
Symptomless COVID infections found in almost half of US adults, CDC says
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 05, 2022
Approximately 44% of US adults were “possibly asymptomatically infected,” between August 2021 and May 2022, blood serum evidence shows.
Dementia decline could be slowed by antiseizure meds in some cases, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 05, 2022
The results revealed profound early decline among dementia patients with active seizures, including worse cognitive and mental health, and daily functioning.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Dec. 5
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 05, 2022
$3.1 million mental health initiative aims to confront nurse burnout … New neuro meds for Parkinson’s and MS out of reach for privately insured patients: study … Similar long COVID symptoms noted...
Discharge to SNF doubles length of opioid use after orthopedic surgery, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 02, 2022
Investigators urged skilled nursing facilities to adopt non-opioid pain modalities and opioid reduction in their post-surgical care.