FDA approves fast-results antigen test for COVID-19
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Alicia Lasek
May 11, 2020
The first federally approved test of its kind, the point-of-care diagnostic is administered using a nasal swab.
Two-in-one shot may help better control blood sugar in diabetes, say researchers
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Alicia Lasek
May 11, 2020
Investigators have created a protective coating that wraps around insulin and amylin molecules, allowing them to coexist in a single syringe or insulin pump.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, May 12
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Alicia Lasek
May 11, 2020
White House: Test all nursing home residents, staff for COVID-19 over next 2 weeks … Mental health a burden for healthcare workers during pandemic … New task force to develop guidance for reopening...
‘The only hope we have is for testing,’ top nursing home analyst says
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James M. Berklan
May 11, 2020
COVID-19’s ability to hide from plain sight will continue to crush expectations of halting its spread unless more and quicker testing at nursing homes sweeps the country, said a top U.S. researcher sifting...
Feds struggle to provide COVID-19 tally for nursing homes: report
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Alicia Lasek
May 09, 2020
Weeks after CMS announced it would begin tracking outbreaks and deaths in the nation’s eldercare facilities, there are no solid numbers available, say investigators.
GERD meds may increase dementia risk, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
May 09, 2020
Long-term use of popular heartburn medications may increase dementia risk, say investigators. But careful short-term use in elders remains safe, they claim.
Autoimmune attack an early warning for Parkinson’s?
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Alicia Lasek
May 09, 2020
An autoimmune attack could start more than a decade before a person receives a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis, a new study has found.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, May 11
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Alicia Lasek
May 09, 2020
FDA authorizes first CRISPR-based coronavirus test kit … ‘Save Other Souls’ initiative enables choice to forgo critical care in case of limited resources … 3-D brain-like tissue model links Alzheimer’s...
Differentiating COVID-19 from other infections: Notes from an outpatient clinic
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Alicia Lasek
May 07, 2020
Harvard researchers have compiled a list of clues from front line experience to help clinicians distinguish between early COVID-19 and infections with similar symptoms.
Moderate exercise in older age cuts hospital trips, finds study
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Alicia Lasek
May 07, 2020
Moderately active older adults were up to 27% less likely to have more than seven hospital admissions per year.