SNFs “significantly reduced” occupational, physical therapy use following PDPM … Dementia-focused programming highlights individuals over disease … National 988 mental health crisis hotline readied...
Infection preventionists join ranks of the burned-out, survey finds
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 15, 2022
The reduced well-being of these workers impacts healthcare quality and safety in a time when there is a 25% IP job vacancy rate.
EU flags severe allergic reactions to Novavax’s COVID vaccine
Jul 15, 2022
Severe allergic reactions are a new potential side effect of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, the European Medicines Agency reported Thursday.
Hacking and other healthcare breaches have exposed data of 20M patients in early 2022
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 15, 2022
Hacking or IT problems are behind 80% of breaches that have exposed the healthcare data of U.S patients in the first half of 2022, according to a new report.
Clinical briefs for Friday, July 15
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 15, 2022
No change in adverse blood thinner events when using guideline thresholds to switch drugs, study finds … Cardiovascular risk prevention profiles have not improved in two decades … CDC: Adverse reactions...
CDC updates nursing home guidance on enhanced barrier precautions
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 14, 2022
The CDC has updated its guidance in an effort to help reduce the growing threat to residents posed by multidrug-resistant organisms.
FDA greenlights Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, adding unique option to U.S. arsenal
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 14, 2022
The FDA late Wednesday authorized Novavax’s adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in adults aged 18 years and older.
Study: Adverse hospital events fall for older heart attack, pneumonia patients over a decade
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 14, 2022
Seniors hospitalized with significant illnesses had reduced rates of adverse in-hospital events between 2010 and 2019, a new study finds. Gains in patient safety may be the cause, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, July 14
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 14, 2022
Feds aim to help nursing homes, others with “long COVID” workplace challenge … Public health emergency to be extended again … WHO releases first report on vaccines to combat antimicrobial resistance...
Seniors shouldn’t wait until fall for COVID-19 booster vax, federal health officials say
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 13, 2022
Receiving another booster shot now will not rule out getting a variant-specific shot in the fall, officials told seniors Tuesday. And a second booster shot provides a higher level of protection, they emphasized.