Article details COVID-19 care components for nursing facilities
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2020
A leading geriatrics journal has compiled evidence-based approaches to preventing and treating COVID-19 infections in long-term care settings.
Providers at risk of COVID-19 exposure offered online safety training: NIH
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2020
A virtual safety training program developed with private sector e-learning companies is now accessible on the agency’s website.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, March 30
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2020
Older minorities more prone to severe depression … New blood-based tests could identify people who’ve recovered from undetected COVID-19 … WHO launches large-scale trial to test a range of coronavirus...
Social distancing greatly reduced coronavirus infections in China
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 26, 2020
A series of social interventions and a lockdown prevented 94% of infections in one province, according to analysts.
Emotional stability allows older adults to better resist daily temptations
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 26, 2020
Older adults have less volatile moods and are more able to resist acting on everyday temptations than younger adults, a new study has found.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, March 27
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 26, 2020
Daily aspirin shows no effect on dementia in 5-year study … Tears unlikely to spread COVID-19, say ophthalmologists … New tools may enable communication with ventilator-assisted patients during...
Red eyes a consistent sign of coronavirus in residents: nurse
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Danielle Brown
Mar 25, 2020
A registered nurse at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, Wash., said her sickest COVID-19 patients all had red-shadowed eyes.
COVID-19 patients can be discharged whenever clinically indicated, with no requirement to meet certain CMS criteria, the agency states.
Step frequency lowers mortality risk, regardless of pace
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 25, 2020
The more steps taken per day, the lower an adult’s all-cause mortality risk in a ten-year period, say disease prevention experts.
Clinical Daily Briefs for Thursday, March 26
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 25, 2020
Argentum, AHCA / NCAL launch campaigns to share positive messages during pandemic … Clinic study shows where surface-cleaning efforts can fall short … CVS moves to prevent hoarding of malaria drug...