Diabetes drugs reduce organ failure, mortality risk in chronic kidney disease
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 03, 2020
New studies show evidence that common glucose-lowering drugs significantly lower the rate of kidney decline and death.
Medical cannabis a mixed bag for older adults, new study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 03, 2020
Positive and negative outcomes can occur simultaneously or separately in older adults. Clinicians should remember to directly assess potential risks and harms, the researchers caution.
Thousands of Seattle’s winter ‘flu’ cases were likely COVID-19, analysis reveals
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 03, 2020
The early spread of COVID-19 in Seattle and the city of Wuhan, China, was far more extensive than initially reported, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Sept. 3
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 03, 2020
Hypertension guidance released by VA / DoD … Telehealth visits drop drastically after spring peak, but remain high overall … Heart disease signs improve with arthritis meds … Junk food may drive...
CDC: Many COVID-19 infections undetected in healthcare workers
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 02, 2020
A study of more than 3,200 providers has found a high proportion with evidence of a previous infection and no prior diagnosis and/or symptoms.
Assisted living to receive point-of-care COVID-19 antigen tests soon
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2020
After previously being left out of the federal COVID-19 test allocation program, assisted living providers are about to receive a new antigen test cleared for emergency use last week by the FDA.
Exercise is safe and necessary for people with heart disease, new guideline contends
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 02, 2020
The odds are extremely low that exercise will trigger an adverse cardiac event in these patients, the authors say. They offers ideas for encouraging engagement in a monitored physical activity program.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Sept. 2
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 02, 2020
Feds announce Provider Relief Fund application for private-pay assisted living … Coronavirus saliva tests on par with nasal swab tests in two new studies … Gout drug significantly halts progression...
Nursing home residents lost weight under COVID restrictions, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 01, 2020
Significant weight loss was an unintended consequence of COVID-related restrictions this spring, investigators say. Flexibility for nursing home operators could help prevent these outcomes in the future,...
Diabetes risk impacted more by excess weight than genetics, experts say
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 01, 2020
Bringing weight below an individualized “trigger” threshold could prevent or even reverse the disease, the results of a new study indicate.