“Questions and concerns” about a recent emergency use authorization have prompted the FDA to clarify its guidance about face coverings.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, April 29
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 28, 2020
Associations create ‘heat map’ of U.S. eldercare facilities with COVID-19 cases … Certain cancers raise COVID-19 mortality risk threefold … New drug formulation could treat Candida infections...
Using DNR orders and life-years to decide crisis care rationing is unethical, physician group asserts
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 28, 2020
Resource allocation based on diagnosis, perceived social worth, or predicted life expectancy erodes trust and fairness, say the doctors.
Massachusetts nursing home, now a COVID-19 treatment facility, may serve as model for others around country
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Liza Berger
Apr 28, 2020
Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Worcester County, is Massachusetts’ first COVID-19 treatment and recovery center. It has thrived in its new role and can serve as an example for...
Advice for better balance: lighten up
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 27, 2020
Effortful posture cues, such as “stand up straight,” and “engage your core,” may unintentionally hinder balance practice for older adults.
New screening tool may help prevent undiagnosed dementia
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 27, 2020
Seniors with eRADAR scores in the top 5% were more than five times as likely to have unrecognized dementia than those in an overall study population.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, April 28
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 27, 2020
CDC adds new symptoms to list of coronavirus signs … Light-based deep brain stimulation relieves symptoms of Parkinson’s disease … More than half of U.S. seniors have had medical care disruptions...
Federal neglect is real culprit behind COVID-19 citations, experts insist
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 26, 2020
Nine U.S. facility operators have been cited since March 1 for coronavirus mitigation failures, according to a ProPublica investigation published Friday.
Nursing homes more prepared for the coronavirus than for H1N1: survey
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 26, 2020
Despite the COVID-19 troubles currently facing eldercare facilities, things could have been much worse for some, a Michigan survey suggests.
Weekly staff testing may reduce COVID-19 spread, new model shows
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 26, 2020
Screening healthcare and nursing home workers regularly would reduce their contribution to transmission by about 25%, say researchers.