Providers with adequate equipment and training stay COVID-19 free: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 08, 2020
None of the 420 doctors and nurses participating in the study developed COVID-19-related symptoms or tested positive for antibodies after working in a high-risk environment.
With careful adoption, soy and wheat can help maintain seniors’ muscles, says expert
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 08, 2020
Plant protein can help older adults maintain muscle mass, but users must adjust for any loss of animal protein when making dietary changes, says a nutrition scientist.
Statins lower mortality risk in adults age 75 and over, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 08, 2020
The risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke was lower by 20% in elders who took statins. In fact, age and dementia diagnosis had no bearing on statin benefits, say researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, July 8
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 08, 2020
HHS launches ‘surge’ testing facilities in three states … Tau study findings support a personalized approach to slowing Alzheimer’s progression … Database adds cleaning manuals for reusable eldercare...
Nurses make far fewer injection errors when guidelines are more understandable
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 07, 2020
Intravenous injections are more than twice as safe when nurses use instructions written with their training in mind, a new study shows.
Measles vaccine could protect workers from worst of COVID-19, argue scientists
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 07, 2020
The measles vaccine could make COVID-19 cases less severe — and therefore more survivable, propose microbiologists.
Morning walks may aid sleep after heart bypass surgery
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 07, 2020
Patients with insomnia related to surgery were better able to fall asleep and sleep continuously with a program of aerobic treadmill walking.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, July 7
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 07, 2020
Fatigue predicts anemia in older adults … Elderly no more compliant with COVID-19 safety measures than other adults … Older women have higher mortality from metabolic syndrome than men: study … WHO...
Experts propose a new way to sniff out COVID-19
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 06, 2020
A smell test added to routine temperature checks would likely boost accuracy when screening staff and visitors, according to a new report.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, July 6
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 06, 2020
Hot flashes and night sweats double cardiovascular risk in older women … Stroke may be 8 times more likely with COVID-19 than with flu … Nursing homes, ALFs report difficulty with COVID-19 test lab...