Hungry for company: isolation and hunger trigger same brain response
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 25, 2020
After a day of total isolation, the sight of people having fun together activates the same brain region that lights up when a hungry person sees food, an MRI study has found.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Nov. 25
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 25, 2020
Argentum releases infection control program guidance for assisted living providers … Behavioral counseling the focus of new cardiovascular disease guidelines … Poll: Most older adults intend to get...
Thanksgiving comfort: Phone calls, emails work best to reduce residents’ loneliness, boost spirits
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 24, 2020
According to the Yale School of Public Health, regular phone calls or emails may provide the most solace for people living in long-term care facilities. This includes remote calls, and phone calls while...
New coalition on infection control in nursing homes seeks industry input
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 24, 2020
The Yale School of Nursing and the New York Academy of Medicine have formed a coalition to address infection prevention in long-term care facilities. Industry leaders are invited to take part in a December...
The vaccine was most protective — at 90% efficacy — when participants received an initial half dose and then a full dose a month apart, the U.K. drugmaker says.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 24
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 24, 2020
AHCA: Nursing home deaths rise nearly 70% since September … Antibody COVID cocktail from Regeneron receives FDA emergency go-ahead … Resident ethnicity, type of healthcare professional may influence...
POLST form triples odds that residents’ treatment wishes are known: study
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 23, 2020
Nursing home residents who had Physician’s Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment significantly increased the likelihood that their treatment preferences were documented in their medical record, a statewide...
What emergency docs see: Delirium signals COVID in older patients
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 23, 2020
Almost a third of older emergency department patients who were subsequently diagnosed with COVID had delirium at admission, investigators say. And many had no other COVID symptoms, such as cough or fever.
MedDiet cuts diabetes risk by a third in 25-year Women’s Health Study
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 23, 2020
The Mediterranean diet reduces diabetes risk by 30% in women who are considered clinically overweight or obese, a new analysis of long-term data finds.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Nov. 23
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 23, 2020
Pfizer COVID vaccine rollout could begin Dec. 11, federal official says … C. diff rates fell in hospital inpatients but remained steady in outpatients during pandemic surge … New Eli Lilly COVID treatment...