Study: Frailty linked to death, but risk may vary depending on where one lives
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 11, 2023
Frailty can affect mortality, but the level of risk depends on where you live, according to a new study.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 11
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 11, 2023
Nursing home turnover linked to poor health, safety … Mupirocin can combat Staph in critically ill people … Intervention lowers catheter-linked UTIs at hospital … Healthcare workers use EHRs differently...
CDC: Fewer nursing home residents in South, Southeast up to date on COVID-10 vaccines
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 10, 2023
Residents of long-term care communities in the South and Southeast are less likely to be up to date on COVID-19 vaccines, according to a report released Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and...
People 75+ hospitalized with RSV have worse outcomes than flu, COVID-19
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 10, 2023
Adults over the age of 75 who get respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are more likely to have severe cases requiring hospitalization, according to a new report.
APIC: Healthcare workers should be required to vaccinated against COVID-19
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 10, 2023
A coalition of organizations led by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (APIC) sent a letter Friday encouraging state leaders to require healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19....
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 10
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 10, 2023
Long colds may come after non-COVID respiratory infections … Groups team up to help healthcare workers grasp atypical parkinsonism … Studies spotlight doctor violence, burnout … Study: Medical cannabis...
Older adults with ADHD are at greater risk for car crashes, data shows
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 06, 2023
Older adults who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a 74% higher risk of car crashes compared to their peers who don’t have the disorder. They also have a higher risk for hard-braking...
Infection prevention and control measures during the pandemic did their job to lower many healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and respiratory viral infections (RVIs).
Music therapy from trained family caregivers fails to ease dementia symptoms, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 06, 2023
Previous research has found that therapy offered by professional music therapists reduce behavioral and psychological symptoms in people with dementia. Trained home-based caregivers don’t achieve the...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Oct. 6
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 06, 2023
COVID-19 procedures slowed heart attack responses … “Good” cholesterol linked to dementia … Faulty antibiotics can increase antimicrobial resistance, study finds … Proton pump inhibitors up dementia...