Dementia may be three times more deadly than thought, analysis finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 25, 2020
Official records do not capture dementia’s outsized impact on mortality rates in the United States, according to an analysis of nursing home data.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 25
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 25, 2020
Assisted living could be next in line for COVID relief funds … Condition that mimics dementia gets its own diagnostic criteria … Black elders use hospice less, undergo more intensive treatment...
PPE, staff shortages unchanged: CMS data show 1 in 5 facilities ‘severely’ affected
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2020
There were notable clusters of equipment shortfalls in certain states. A quarter of U.S. counties had at least 44% of nursing homes reporting low staffing levels.
Location tracking reveals how COVID-19 may spread between nursing homes
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2020
Tracking de-identified smartphone movement between nursing homes confirms that shared staff is a likely source of COVID-19 transmission, investigators say.
Two or more long-term health conditions linked to positive COVID-19 tests
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2020
Multimorbidity and polypharmacy puts individuals at a higher risk of testing positive for COVID-19, a new study has found. People of color were also three times as likely to test positive as a white cohort.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Aug. 24
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2020
Dozens of surveyors sent to nursing homes without being tested for COVID-19 … Mail-order pharmacy use rises due to pandemic … Uber Health launches prescription delivery service … Aging heart cells...
A third of nursing home UTIs are antibiotic-resistant, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 21, 2020
Nine pathogens accounted for 90% of UTIs reported to the CDC, and 36% of infections were linked to one that was antibiotic resistant, investigators say.
CDC releases guidance for COVID-19 rapid antigen testing
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 21, 2020
The guidance arrives on the heels of a federal campaign to issue on-site COVID-19 testing equipment to nursing homes. AHCA/NCAL has summarized key points relevant to operators.
Feds: Labs ‘caught up’ on COVID-19 test backlog
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 21, 2020
Coronavirus test availability is increasing following a surge in demand and other events that created shortages and longer wait times for results, a federal health official says.
Clinical briefs for Friday, August 21
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 21, 2020
Healthy diet linked to fewer early Parkinson’s symptoms, Harvard study finds … COVID may remain asymptomatic longer than two weeks … New Illinois rapid COVID saliva test can operate under FDA emergency...