Excitement over vaccine remains low among would-be recipients
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2020
Two new surveys show many Americans remain reluctant about receiving COVID-19 vaccines, including a high number of women.
Study: SNFs underprepared for increase in drug- and alcohol-related admissions
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2020
Hospitals are discharging more older adults with substance-use disorders to skilled nursing facilities, but many of those facilities remain underprepared to treat such patients, according to a study.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Dec. 14
Dec 13, 2020
COVID-19 can induce seizures and movement disorders, even in moderate cases … CDC reports record flu vaccine distribution in a so-far mild season … FDA OKs first non-prescription, at-home COVID test...
FDA panel recommends emergency use for Pfizer COVID vaccine
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Danielle Brown
Alicia Lasek
Dec 11, 2020
“I think we know enough now to say this [vaccine] appears to be our way out of this awful, awful mess,” one committee member told CNN after the Thursday vote. The vaccine is highly effective, with...
Supplied with PPE, care providers are less exposed to COVID at work than in community, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 11, 2020
The results suggest that PPE is highly effective in acute exposures to SARS-CoV-2, but certain tasks may still be hazardous, investigators say.
Elders who live alone much more likely to be hospitalized due to a fall
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 11, 2020
Congregate living may have a positive effect on fall risk, a new study finds. Seniors who live with others are much less likely to report hospital admission due to falls than their peers who live alone,...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Dec. 11
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 11, 2020
Chicago to offer all adults COVID vaccines in 2021; LTC to follow hospitals … LTC leaders have a moral responsibility to address racial inequities in facilities, influential educator says … Higher-intensity...
Most states choose long-term care to receive first COVID vaccinations, feds say
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 10, 2020
Although they are not obliged to do so, 36 states so far have told federal health officials that first doses should go to long-term care facilities, the COO of Operation Warp Speed said Wednesday.
Change in resident’s mental status doesn’t always equal infection, new guidance cautions
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 10, 2020
The authors provide a framework for infection workups when residents present with a non-specific sign or symptom. The revised guidance also reviews the latest evidence on how best to evaluate non-localized...
Flu not a ‘short-term illness’ for older adults, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 10, 2020
Older adults often face persistent functional decline after being hospitalized with influenza. The findings highlight the need for prevention, investigators say.