AMDA endorses a national medical order to honor frail residents’ wishes
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 06, 2020
A nationally recognizable POLST form would give seriously ill or frail seniors the ability to communicate treatment preferences across care settings, the organization says.
Low physical function may increase bone loss after hip fracture surgery
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 06, 2020
A lower physical function score and difficulty walking outdoors predicts greater deterioration of leg bone density and strength, finds a new study.
Serial testing lowers COVID-19 case counts in nursing facilities, CDC finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 02, 2020
Symptom-based screening doesn’t effectively control COVID-19. Instead, repeated point prevalence surveys and robust infection prevention support lowered case counts in one city’s facilities.
OSHA blasted for inaction on COVID-19 pleas
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 02, 2020
Complaint logs reveal thousands of “desperate pleas” for protective gear by staff at nursing homes, hospitals and medical offices. Unfulfilled requests may have contributed to worker deaths, according...
Incorporate music into elders’ lives, global council advises
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 02, 2020
The Global Council on Brain Health has released a set of recommendations that encourage the use of music as a brain health activity.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, July 2
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 02, 2020
Frailty a significant COVID-19 mortality risk factor … Skin patterns in COVID-19 vary widely, says expert … Exercise may slow macular degeneration, study finds … Gut bacteria and diet tied to blood...
Flu season may be ‘devastating,’ officials warn
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 01, 2020
“The real risk is that we’re going to have two circulating respiratory pathogens at the same time,” says CDC director Robert Redfield, M.D.
Standardize N95 respirators for all inpatient COVID-19 encounters, conclude analysts
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 01, 2020
N95 respirators should be required for all workers caring for COVID-19 inpatients, not only those performing aerosol-generating procedures, write the authors of a new data review.
Study suggests that Alzheimer’s drugs could reverse diabetes damage
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 01, 2020
Failed Alzheimer’s drugs could be repurposed to target an enzyme that may lead to heart attack and stroke, say investigators.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, July 1
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 01, 2020
Eye drops may help prevent blindness common in seniors … Memory sharing declines with age, finds ‘eavesdropping’ study … Older women more likely to be prescribed opioids … Deep brain stimulation...