Automated phone calls effective for reaching oldest patients post discharge, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
Jul 06, 2022
Automated telephone call programs can be an effective way for health systems to ensure that older adults are getting important information about care plans or to notify them of follow-up appointments post...
Time for ‘indoor air revolution,’ COVID researcher says
By
John Roszkowski
Jul 06, 2022
Better ventilation systems in indoor settings can help reduce the spread of COVID-19, new study results confirm, making the case for more decisive action, a public health scientist says.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, July 6
Jul 06, 2022
Low muscle mass affects cognition, function in older adults … Researchers make significant breakthrough in stroke treatment … A call to measure the oral disease burden in nursing homes
FDA asks for better booster shots as U.S. plans its fall COVID vaccine strategy
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 05, 2022
Updated booster shots must fight new variants that weren’t in play when the original COVID-19 vaccines were made, the FDA has told drugmakers.
Feds stockpile more bebtelovimab for use in high-risk COVID patients
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 05, 2022
A new order of the injectable COVID antibody bebtelovimab should meet current demand levels through August, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Coronavirus vaccines safeguard people with obesity, but less so in the underweight: study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 05, 2022
Underweight people may have less vaccine-derived immunity due to frailty or immunosuppression, investigators theorize.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, July 5
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 05, 2022
Providers: Fix would speed immigrant nurse validation by months … Long COVID more common in women, adults aged 50 to 60 years, study finds … Late-stage MS drug trial put on hold to examine cases...
Clinicians have a wealth of drug options for tackling seniors’ spine pain, review finds
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 01, 2022
Investigators examined the evidence for a wide range of potential drug therapies for pain and have published detailed recommendations.
COVID-19 patients face higher risk of neurodegenerative disorders: study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 01, 2022
People who test positive for COVID-19 are at an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and ischemic stroke, a large new study finds.
How to better diagnose cognitive health? Up size and variety of drawing tasks, study shows
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 01, 2022
Clinicians can more accurately classify a patient’s cognitive health status by increasing the number and variety of diagnostic drawing tasks, investigators report.