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Nondrug interventions effective for LTC residents in pain, review finds
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 19, 2022
Certain nondrug therapies rank nearly as high as painkillers for effectively addressing chronic pain in nursing home residents, according to a new study.
Patients with bone loss should exercise more, not less, expert panel states
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 20, 2022
Clinicians should avoid discouraging exercise — even in the frail elderly with osteoporosis, according to new guidance for maximizing bone health and preventing fractures.
Falls prevention efforts urged for patients with cardiovascular disease
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 20, 2022
Cardiovascular disease is tied to an increased risk of falls, and clinicians should help patients take preventive action, according to an expert consensus from the American Heart Association.
Clinical briefs for Friday, May 20
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 20, 2022
Vaccination after infection may reduce likelihood of long COVID symptoms … 11% of COVID patients were readmitted or died after hospital discharge, study finds … Oral anticoagulant use has increased...
Time-restricted eating reduces CVD risk for older breast cancer survivors
May 19, 2022
Cardiovascular disease risk for breast cancer survivors fell by 15% following an eight-week time-restricted eating intervention.
Seniors’ long-COVID symptoms often overlooked, confused with aging
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 19, 2022
Long COVID may hit seniors with symptoms that mimic the effects of aging — leading to oversight or misdiagnosis.
Paxlovid keeping hospitalizations, deaths low as COVID-19 infections rise, White House official says
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 19, 2022
Clinicians are writing 20,000 prescriptions for Paxlovid each day, helping to keep severe outcomes in check, the COVID-19 Response Coordinator said Wednesday.
Study pinpoints prescribing practices that may raise disability risk for LTC residents
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 19, 2022
Polypharmacy and the use of drugs with sedative or anticholinergic properties were tied to increased odds of functional disability and the need for LTC services.
Candida auris outbreaks reported across Nevada skilled nursing and acute-care facilities
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 19, 2022
Nevada health officials have been investigating outbreaks of Candida auris since mid-April in “several” long-term care facilities, a local news outlet reports.