FDA limits N95 respirator reuse to four times with PPE decontamination systems
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 26, 2021
The agency last week reissued emergency use authorizations to some manufacturers, allowing compatible N95 respirators to be decontaminated a maximum of four times only.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Jan. 26
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 26, 2021
HHS: COVID-19 public health emergency may continue throughout 2021 … Electrical pulses suppress Parkinson’s tremor in study … UK scientists show azithromycin, doxycycline ineffective in treating...
Benzodiazepines and dementia: Concern in older adults is warranted, analysts say
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2021
Uncertainty about a link between benzodiazepine use and the development of dementia merits caution when prescribing the drugs to seniors, as is the lack of data on the drugs’ long-term efficacy in...
First of two COVID-19 vaccination clinics complete at most nursing homes: CDC
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2021
Almost all nursing homes in the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care program have scheduled the first of two COVID-19 vaccination clinics, and 88% had completed the first clinic as of Jan. 21.
New report details allergic reactions to early Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2021
Among 21 patients who experienced anaphylaxis in the first days of the rollout, 18 had onset within 30 minutes. Common signs of allergic reaction were hives (urticaria); rapid edema, or swelling beneath...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Jan. 25
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2021
Study confirms that gastrointestinal surgery can reverse type 2 diabetes … COVID-19 virus triggers antibodies from previous coronavirus infections … British prime minister: ‘Some evidence’ UK virus...
New ‘weapon in our arsenal’: Antibody drug cuts COVID risk by 80 percent in LTC residents
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 22, 2021
Staff and residents who received Eli Lilly’s monoclonal antibody therapy were less likely to contract symptomatic COVID-19 than placebo groups in a late-stage trial. Industry advocates are hailing...
Surgery may accelerate Alzheimer’s in at-risk patients, scientists contend
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 22, 2021
Memory test scores were significantly worse nine months after surgery in study participants who had markers of Alzheimer’s brain plaques, but no sign of dementia before surgery.
High-dose and standard flu vaccines equally safe in older adults: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 22, 2021
A post-vaccination study has found that high-dose and standard adjuvanted influenza vaccines are equally safe in older adults and have virtually the same short-term effects on quality of life.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Jan. 22
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 22, 2021
Arthritis drug trial for COVID-19 stopped for lack of efficacy … CDC changes guidance for point-of-care antigen testing in long-term care facilities … AARP snapshot: COVID-19 cases, deaths increase...