COVID-19, flu shots down in healthcare workers, studies find
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 13, 2023
Healthcare workers were more apt to get the flu shot than the COVID-19 vaccine this year. Hospital workers specifically, meanwhile, were less likely to get the flu shot after the pandemic rather than before...
Report: Arthritis higher in older veterans compared to nonveterans
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 13, 2023
About one-third of United States veterans were diagnosed with arthritis between 2017 and 2021, a new report shows. The condition is higher in older veterans compared to those who never served. The data...
Report discusses how geriatric care providers declining as number of older adults rises
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 13, 2023
Jerry Gurwitz was one of the first doctors to receive the designation as a geriatrician. He’s now the chief of geriatric medicine at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Recently, he...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Nov. 13
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 13, 2023
Studies highlight latest Alzheimer’s breakthroughs … Slashing salt can lower blood pressure, study shows … Genetic test could spot genetic high cholesterol … This blood thinner can prevent strokes...
Special decolonization treatment in nursing homes can lower infection, hospitalization rates, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 10, 2023
A new study found that using the antiseptic chlorhexidine and nasal iodine solution on nursing home residents worked to lower the risk of residents being transferred to hospitals for infection better compared...
Lack of visits from family, friends linked to higher risk for dying
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 10, 2023
Pay attention to older people who don’t get a lot of visitors. The lack of interaction from family and friends is linked to a higher risk for dying, according to a study published in BMC Medicine on...
Verbal communication data can improve risk ID in home healthcare patients
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 10, 2023
Integrating patient-nurse communication when identifying risks is important for good home healthcare, according to a new study.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Nov. 10
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 10, 2023
Survey: 96% of caregivers are drained … Gargling with salt water may thwart hospitalization for COVID-19 … US hospitals lowered rates of infections acquired on site … Interview spotlights issues...
Report: Deaths among older adults from malnutrition in US jumped from 2013 to 2020
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 09, 2023
People 85 and up are disproportionately affected by malnutrition that can lead to death, a new study finds. The report showed that malnutrition in people over 65 fell between 1999 and 2006, plateaued until...
Lower anticoagulant dose means less bleeding in older residents with NVAF, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 09, 2023
A new study finds that there was a higher rate of bleeding and not much of a difference in the efficacy when nursing home residents took standard doses of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) compared to...