Flu vaccine makers readying for busy season, with infections expected to rise
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 30, 2022
With flu surging in Southern hemisphere countries and more people mingling, the past two years’ reprieve from the flu is likely over, vaccine makers say.
Drug-drug interactions prevalent in seniors with psychiatric disorders
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 30, 2022
The researchers found 36 types of avoidable drug interactions. The most frequent undesirable combination was lorazepam and olanzapine.
Smart Socks may cut hospital fall rates in at-risk patients
Aug 26, 2022
Patients wearing Smart Socks had lower fall rates compared with historical fall rates, according to a new study published in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 30
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 30, 2022
Provider shares ‘telewellness playbook’ to address resident mental health … U.S. government to suspend free COVID-19 test orders next week … Rapid COVID antigen test requirements lead to less time...
Study lays to rest concerns about COVID vaccination and nursing home deaths, researchers say
Aug 29, 2022
Nursing home residents do not have an increased risk of death after receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, a large new study finds. Reports of residents’ post-vaccination deaths during the Netherlands’...
Pfizer: RSV vaccine 86 percent effective in seniors
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Diane Eastabrook
Aug 28, 2022
A vaccine that could prevent a respiratory virus responsible for more than 177,000 hospitalizations and 14,000 deaths annually in older adults is ready for FDA review, the drugmaker says.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Aug. 29
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 29, 2022
Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging copied mRNA technology … Doubled dementia risk linked to ICU stays … Medicare Advantage enrollment accounts for nearly half of total Medicare population in...
One sick worker linked to 17 infections and $12K in treatment costs, LTC study finds
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John Hall
Aug 26, 2022
A new study reveals how a single sick caregiver can easily infect residents and co-workers in a long-term care setting and drive up treatment costs by thousands of dollars.
CDC: Seniors’ comparative rate of hospitalization spiked during omicron wave
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 26, 2022
Rates of hospitalization among seniors rose higher in comparison to younger adults during the BA.2 wave, with vaccinations providing less protection, new data show.
Seasonal flu vax guidance released, with drug preferences for seniors
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 26, 2022
The CDC’s new guidance for the 2022-2023 flu season includes preferential advice on which drugs to prescribe for older adults.