Symptom-free coronavirus spreads quickly, making containment difficult: new data
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2020
With about four days between cases, aggressive measures are warranted to help curb the threat, assert researchers.
Most senior living facilities short on coronavirus-fighting supplies, survey finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2020
More than two-thirds of the nation’s senior living facilities report trouble sourcing equipment, particularly N95 respirators.
‘Bedside criteria’ key to diagnosing pneumonia in eldercare settings, doc says
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2020
An infectious disease expert presents “urgently needed” guidelines for diagnosing and treating facility-acquired pneumonia.
Coronavirus session featured in McKnight’s Online Expo March 19 lineup
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2020
“Understanding and addressing COVID-19” features prevention and management strategies. Today’s schedule tackles wound care.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, March 18
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2020
CMS expands telehealth Medicare coverage to nursing home beneficiaries as COVID-19 strategy … CMS waives three-day stay requirement, MDS deadlines …Vitamin D boosts chances of walking after hip fracture...
Coronavirus Briefing e-newsletter shares content from McKnight’s and dozens of sister brands
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 16, 2020
Stay in the know with our free Coronavirus Briefing, an eight-minute-or-less read designed for busy professionals.
Healthcare workers, elderly take priority as new COVID-19 test sites deployed this week
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 16, 2020
Thousands will gain access to new, high-capacity testing sites in the coming days, and certain groups will have priority status, say federal officials.
Social media has amplified concern over a research theory that is not backed by evidence, say leading cardiologists.
These 3 factors increase seniors’ risk for poor surgery outcomes
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 16, 2020
Certain physical and mental health problems significantly increase mortality risk in the year following a major operation, say researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, March 17
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 16, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine trial begins in Seattle: NIH … CDC posts guideline for COVID-19 single upper respiratory swabs … Coronavirus antibody treatment strategy could be only weeks away, docs say