Donepezil may help preserve muscle cell functioning in Alzheimer’s
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 28, 2021
People with early Alzheimer’s who are treated with the drug donepezil maintain mitochondrial function in their muscles when compared to their untreated peers, researchers report.
Treat nighttime BP swings to cut diabetes mortality risk, 21-year study suggests
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 28, 2021
Abnormal nighttime blood pressure dips can double the odds of death for patients with diabetes, a long-term study has found. Clinicians should regularly look for and treat the problem, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 28
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 28, 2021
Unvaccinated nursing home workers in New York could be replaced by National Guard … Diabetic foot ulcers program in Belgium kept wounds under control during COVID lockdown … Oral anti-diabetic...
COVID-19 antiviral drug trials expected to wrap up within months: report
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 27, 2021
Clinical trials for new COVID-19 antiviral drugs are expected to wrap up by winter, sparking hopes that a daily pill to treat COVID-19 infection is closer to fruition, according to a new report.
‘Another layer of protection’: Senior care industry commends feds’ booster vaccine decision
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 27, 2021
Industry advocates are welcoming the decision to include residents of long-term care settings and healthcare workers in a new federal recommendation to offer COVID-19 booster shots to at-risk adults.
WHO: Antibody treatment most beneficial for seniors, the unvaccinated, and immunocompromised
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 27, 2021
The World Health Organization’s new guidance for using the REGEN-COV monoclonal antibody cocktail to treat COVID-19 covers a narrower group of patients than those included in the FDA’s updated...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Sept. 27
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 27, 2021
Current staff vaccination rate not good enough to protect nursing home residents … ProMedica’s new social health initiative highlights senior care, pandemic ‘lessons learned’ … Biden under pressure...
CDC chief endorses COVID booster shots for nursing home residents, healthcare workers
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 24, 2021
Older and medically compromised adults and workers in high-risk settings should be offered third doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, M.D., said early Friday. Her decision...
Adopt new test, and take race out of kidney disease diagnostics, clinicians urged
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 24, 2021
Fewer Black patients will be left unaware of their true kidney function status if their healthcare providers switch to a diagnostic test that doesn’t rely on a race variable, according to a new report...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Sept. 24
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 24, 2021
Hypertension kick-starts vascular dementia in mid-age, but some brains fight back, study finds … Expansion drove thousands of new Medicaid patients to nursing homes, but do they belong? … Sleep apnea...