Older adults flocking to telehealth: comfort levels improve, but concerns remain
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 18, 2020
Older adults using telehealth this year are more comfortable interacting virtually and less concerned about privacy issues than they were in 2019, a national poll has found.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 18
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 18, 2020
‘Flurry’ of new evidence found for lasting immunity to COVID-19 … Switching off ‘master regulator’ may shield brain from Parkinson’s-related damage … Authorities approve saliva-based...
Vetting COVID-19 vaccine in bariatric population is essential, investigator says
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 17, 2020
Judging from the performance of other vaccines, some experts are concerned that a COVID-19 inoculation will be less effective in people with obesity than for those with a lower body mass.
Expert warns: Upcoming flu plus COVID-19 season will be ‘like nothing we’ve seen before’
By
Liza Berger
Aug 17, 2020
This year’s looming flu season, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, is going to present a new range of challenges, one of the leading pharmacy quality experts in the country said late last week.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, August 17
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 17, 2020
Omnicare layoffs fuel speculation about possible CVS marketplace exit … CMS ‘deeply concerned’: COVID-19 cases in nursing homes escalate nationally … U.S. counties with more Black residents...
Stroke risk linked to metabolic syndrome severity
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 17, 2020
The more severe the complications of metabolic syndrome, the greater the odds of experiencing ischemic stroke — even in the absence of diabetes, investigators say.
CDC no longer recommends COVID test-based return-to-work strategy in most cases
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2020
A COVID test-based return-to-work strategy no longer is recommended for healthcare professionals in most cases under updated criteria released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Use of nonpharmacologic program for residents with dementia associated with fewer meds, falls
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2020
Use of the nonpharmacologic Music and Memory program was associated with reductions in psychotropic medications, reduced behaviors, improved mood, less pain and fewer falls in nursing home residents with...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Aug. 14
Aug 14, 2020
Assisted living prevalence makes Florida attractive for CDC’s COVID vaccine pilot program … National Institute on Aging grant aims to create roadmap for COVID-19 trials in nursing homes … PHI suggests...
Researchers find coronavirus in air 16 feet from ill patient
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 13, 2020
Researchers from the University of Florida say they have proven that floating respiratory droplets contain live coronavirus.