Nearly 40% of older adults look to unconventional medicine to ease symptoms: study
Aug 16, 2022
Older adults are flocking to integrative medicine, but few discuss their choices with a healthcare provider, a new study finds.
Variant-adapted COVID shot approved in U.K.; Novavax requests U.S. booster nod
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 16, 2022
Novavax wants its U.S. vaccine authorization to extend to a booster shot, and the U.K. has approved a two-component vaccine that directly tackles the omicron variant.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 16
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 16, 2022
Advance care planning reduces LTC hospitalizations: study … COVID antibody bebtelovimab now available commercially only … Wisconsin rescinds LTC COVID proclamations after CDC eases guidelines … Tinnitus,...
CDC’s refreshed COVID guidance zeros in on the vulnerable
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 15, 2022
While easing its public guidance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is emphasizing a continued focus on protecting at-risk individuals, including the elderly and ill, from infection and poor...
Nursing facilities, nursing assistants lead COVID incidence, state study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 15, 2022
Nursing facilities lead COVID-19 infections in healthcare, and nursing assistants top incidence in occupational subgroups, finds a detailed new data analysis.
Healthcare use rises in the 6 months after severe COVID recovery: study
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 14, 2022
Persistent post-COVID conditions, including alopecia (hair loss), bronchitis and pulmonary embolism, have driven excess healthcare usage, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Aug. 15
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 15, 2022
‘Long COVID’ could mean insurance cost increases for employers … New hospice reporting data coming soon to Care Compare … FDA recommends serial COVID antigen home tests after negative results …...
LED lighting overhaul led to 43 percent falls reduction, Harvard study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 12, 2022
Resident falls in two long-term care facilities dropped by 43% after the installation of a dynamic lighting program tuned to natural sleep and wake rhythms.
Inaccurate pressure injury reporting compromises CMS safety ratings: study
Aug 12, 2022
Nursing home pressure injuries are widely underreported, casting doubt on a key measure of resident safety used in federal facility ratings, University of Chicago researchers say.
Poll: Most vaccinated seniors plan to pursue updated COVID booster shots
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 12, 2022
Fully 61% of previously vaccinated seniors are “very likely” to pursue vaccination with the upgraded shots expected to be authorized this fall.