New CDC data: Osteoporosis rates increase in women … Exposed to COVID? Study finds point-of-care antibody tests highly effective at detection … Ruined J&J coronavirus vaccine doses are not in circulation:...
Non-drug interventions effective at easing depression in dementia: study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2021
Effective, non-drug interventions can be prescribed by clinicians as part of an evidence-based treatment plan for depression in people with dementia, a geriatrician-researcher says.
National long-stay resident study pinpoints COVID risk factors
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2021
The 15,000-facility study is the first of its kind, researchers say. Infections were found to be associated with geographic area and specific facility, whereas resident characteristics played a large role...
CDC: Coronavirus third leading cause of death in 2020; highest rates among elders, Hispanics
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2021
The age-adjusted death rate in the United States increased by 16% in 2020, with the novel coronavirus taking third place after heart disease and cancer, the agency reported Wednesday.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, April 1
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2021
J&J shipment of 15 million vaccines halted due to manufacturing error … NIH: Preventive treatment slows eye damage in diabetes … Unhealthy gums tied to higher systolic blood pressure in healthy...
Dementia toolkit for clinicians underscores urgency of early diagnosis
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2021
A primary care toolkit for brain health assessment and dementia diagnosis has gotten a much-needed update as more research points to the potential for better outcomes with earlier diagnoses, the authors...
Robust response to virus variants expected in former COVID patients and the vaccinated
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2021
Blood samples from recovered COVID-19 patients show that they and their vaccinated peers should be able to fend off the virus and its variants in future encounters, NIH researchers say.
Coronavirus rates drop 96% in nursing homes, but some see first-ever cases in new year
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2021
More than 430 nursing homes saw their first-ever COVID cases in early 2021, evidence that continued infection control measures are needed, and despite phenomenal declines in facility rates, says the U.S....
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, March 31
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2021
Antibiotics course for pneumonia could be 5 days shorter, trial suggests … Medicare survey: Men make more plan decisions, fewer elderly have Advantage plans, Midwest prefers supplement … Direct oral...
The COVID race: Vaccines 90% effective in frontline workers, but variant cases rising
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 30, 2021
The pace of U.S. vaccinations must hold up against the effects of spreading virus variants to keep further outbreaks under control, according to the CDC and expert observers.