LeadingAge: MA program failures jeopardize health of nearly 30 million older adults … Behavioral health is crucial ingredient in new Michigan home care program … Patients prefer to see test results...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 21
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 21, 2022
Nursing home news is clinical news: Top industry stories from 2022 … National Alzheimer’s plan supports research, COVID testing in assisted living … Diabetes drugs Trulicity and Mounjaro in short...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Feb. 3
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 03, 2022
CMS memo: ‘Dramatic staff losses’ not happening due to vax requirements … Remdesivir found effective as early treatment for COVID-19 … Social isolation linked to 27% increase in heart disease risk...
Gaming platform play improves function in residents with severe dementia: study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 14, 2021
Nursing home residents with severe dementia had significant cognitive and physical skill improvement after training regularly with fitness software that increased motivation, researchers say.
FDA warns of heart-related events for arthritis drug Xeljanz and others in its class
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 02, 2021
The agency is requiring a warning label on the arthritis and ulcerative colitis drugs Xeljanz and Xeljanz XR (tofacitinib) and two other drugs in this class, citing an increased risk of adverse health...
Latest COVID shot cuts hospitalizations in seniors by 81 percent: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 10, 2023
Seniors who receive an omicron-adapted shot are 81% less likely to be hospitalized with severe COVID-19, according to a new study from Israel.
Older adults with atrial fibrillation remain undertreated with oral anticoagulants — despite the availability of new and better drugs, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, April 14
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 14, 2022
U.S. renews public health emergency for at least 3 months … Pfizer says it could have COVID-19 shot that targets multiple variants ready by fall … LeadingAge’s new public service campaign promotes...
New VA program to target 30K veterans for improved cholesterol care
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2023
U.S. veterans with cardiovascular disease and stubborn high cholesterol are the focus of a new program that aims to lower their risk of recurrent heart attack or stroke.
WHO calls end to COVID-19 global health emergency
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Alicia Lasek
May 08, 2023
It is time for the international community to recognize COVID-19 as an endemic disease and end the pandemic health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Friday.