More than half of Americans now have antibodies against COVID-19, CDC reports
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 27, 2022
Nearly 58% of Americans had antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 by February 2022, meaning that a majority of the country’s population has been exposed to the virus, new CDC data reveals.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, April 27
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 27, 2022
OSHA’s proposed COVID-19 healthcare rule too prescriptive, LTC leaders say … Stroke patients with Afib at increased risk of recurrent stroke … Alzheimer’s and daytime napping linked in new...
No aspirin for heart disease prevention after 60, U.S. advisers say
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 26, 2022
In major reversal, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced the risks of using daily aspirin for heart disease protection outweigh the benefits for seniors. New evidence has also prompted the...
CDC: Turn to Paxlovid to treat COVID-19, not steroids or antibiotics
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 26, 2022
The agency is urging clinicians to consider the now readily available, recommended therapies such as Paxlovid as first-line COVID-19 treatments.
No adverse booster shot events found in LTC residents; vaccines potent against omicron, studies reveal
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 26, 2022
A study across 239 Genesis nursing homes has found no evidence of adverse reactions to COVID-19 booster shots among residents. The news arrives alongside new studies showing booster efficacy against the...
Frail heart failure patients improve with common diabetes drug, trial finds
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 26, 2022
The SGLT2 inhibitor Farxiga substantially reduced risk for worsening heart failure events and death in frail patients, a new analysis finds. The more frail the patient, the more benefits seen.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, April 26
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 26, 2022
iCare capitalizes on skilled nursing’s behavioral health opportunities … New trial data confirms that overactive bladder drug reduces urgency … Eli Lilly marketing campaign sets stage for Alzheimer’s...
WHO backs Paxlovid for milder COVID-19 cases; users tell of rebound symptoms
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 25, 2022
The WHO’s guidance comes as some patients and clinicians report recurring symptoms after patients successfully finish a course of Paxlovid.
Denture wearing tied to decline in nutritional status, records show
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 25, 2022
Clinicians should be aware that a first set of dentures may come with the risk of declining nutritional status, dentist-researchers say.
COVID-19 again the third leading cause of death, while elderly deaths decrease
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 25, 2022
U.S. mortality from COVID-19 increased overall in 2021, but there has been a decline in deaths among the elderly and other shifts in who is severely affected by the disease, the CDC reports.