Study shows PPE highly effective against COVID-19 in ER workers … Survey: Three-quarters of community pharmacies report staff shortages … COVID-19 death rate has held steady since spring … Researchers...
Questions on monkeypox in LTC? This doc has answers.
Aug 11, 2022
Monkeypox “will likely spread beyond the demographic in which it is currently most concentrated, and facilities need to be prepared to handle exposed or even infected patients,” an expert tells...
CDC: Medicare beneficiaries with hepatitis C undertreated
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 11, 2022
Hepatitis C treatment is over 95% effective, but few Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with the disease are treated within a year of their diagnosis, researchers have found.
Long-term loneliness tied to risk for memory decline
Aug 08, 2022
The link between cumulative loneliness and memory loss is stronger among those aged 65 years and older, investigators have found.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Aug. 11
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 11, 2022
Taste and smell recovery after COVID-19 takes time, researchers say … Upper heart chamber abnormalities linked to dementia risk … National MS Society to launch 40 new multiple sclerosis research projects...
Extend PHE while updating COVID protocols, nursing home advocate urges feds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2022
Safety and quality of life in LTC settings are not mutually exclusive, Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of AHCA/NCAL told federal health officials Tuesday.
Assisted living residents with dementia had higher all-cause mortality during pandemic
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2022
Assisted living residents with dementia were more likely to die from any cause in the early months of the pandemic than AL residents without dementia, a new study has found.
Stepped-up clinician engagement cuts falls risk
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2022
A successful falls prevention program requires heightened healthcare provider engagement, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 10
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2022
Feds: 8 bilked system for $150M, took nursing home residents’ genetic matter … Researchers urge improved emergency care for dementia patients … Over half of infectious diseases aggravated by climate...
Primary care clinicians on front lines of early Alzheimer’s care in rural U.S., study reveals
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 09, 2022
Primary care doctors and NPs, rather than specialists, are more likely to provide care for early-onset dementias in rural areas.