Vitamin D and Omega-3 supplementation ineffective in reducing frailty in community-dwelling older adults . . . Medicare Advantage quality ratings don’t correlate with end-of-life care quality . . . Accredited...
Same-day surgery for diabetic foot ulcers speeds healing, cuts amputation risk: study
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 20, 2022
Physician researchers urge other diabetic multidisciplinary foot teams to explore what they say is a practical and financially feasible treatment option.
Common medical devices ripe for cyberattack, LTC prone to security breaches
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 20, 2022
The healthcare sector is increasingly at risk of cyber crime due to unpatched medical devices with outdated software or inadequate security features, experts say.
CDC: In-hospital mortality decreased during omicron; most deaths among seniors
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 20, 2022
There was a 15% drop in in-hospital mortality rates between the delta and omicron periods of the pandemic. Most of the deaths that did occur were in adults aged 65 years and older.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 20
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 20, 2022
Recent closures of adult day centers tied to cognitive decline in some seniors … Unnecessary broad-spectrum antibiotics may harm pneumonia patients … Stopping aspirin while on blood thinner cuts risk...
Hospital-treated infections tied to later dementia diagnoses
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 19, 2022
Older adults treated for acute infection in youth or middle age have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease, a new study finds.
Study finds 57 percent of previously healthy COVID survivors have lasting cardiac issues
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 19, 2022
Cardiac symptoms may linger for at least a year in some patients who recover from mild cases of COVID-19, researchers have found.
Cognitive skills decline with age, but the brain may compensate, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 19, 2022
As it ages, the brain may attempt to make up for decline in some areas while it loses function elsewhere, investigators report.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Sept. 19
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 19, 2022
Deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak at nursing home puts disease back in spotlight … HHS publishes roadmap for integrating behavioral health into healthcare systems … MA prior authorization bill sails...
Nursing homes would report medical director data to CMS under new bill
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 16, 2022
A bipartisan bill would require nursing homes to report their medical directors’ information to CMS, and CMS to publish it on the Care Compare tool.