Adopt new test, and take race out of kidney disease diagnostics, clinicians urged
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 24, 2021
Fewer Black patients will be left unaware of their true kidney function status if their healthcare providers switch to a diagnostic test that doesn’t rely on a race variable, according to a new report...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, May 6
By
Alicia Lasek
May 06, 2021
Long-term care pharmacies call for inclusion in Provider Relief Fund … Clinically vulnerable elders at greater risk of deterioration during pandemic: study … Op-ed: FDA’s ‘abundance of caution’...
FDA OKs new insulin biosimilar for type 2 diabetes
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 30, 2021
Semglee is a safe and more cost-effective alternative to the drug Lantus (insulin glargine), the agency announced Wednesday. Semglee does not need a prescriber’s input to be substituted at the pharmacy.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, March 17
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2021
Senior living giant sued over handling of transfers and discharges … First COVID vaccine dose 63% effective in nursing home study … FDA hedges against gene variants: Requires COVID antibody drugmakers...
Social stress may speed immune system aging: study
Jun 27, 2022
Exposure to social stress including trauma and discrimination is associated with signs of accelerated immune system aging, a first-time study has found.
Long-term care provider fined record $27K for worker’s COVID-19 death
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 27, 2021
The death of a frontline worker led the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry to levy a $27,100 fine for workplace safety violations on the man’s former long-term care employer.
Signs of cognitive, functional decline may precede first stroke by 10 years
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 29, 2021
New findings suggest that people accumulate brain pathologies that may measurably impact their lives well before a stroke occurs, investigators say.
Unique form of dementia is common, may require alternate therapies, experts say
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 15, 2022
Brain changes linked to a recently identified form of dementia may be present in fully 40% of older adults, neurologists say.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, July 28
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 28, 2021
Vaccine reporting requirements overwhelm providers during COVID-19 outbreaks … Delta variant’s spread prompts CDC to re-up indoor mask-wearing recommendation … VA becomes first federal department...
Anticipating B117 surge, experts urge continued focus on elders, deferred 2nd vaccine doses
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 18, 2021
Infectious disease and vaccine experts have laid out a plan for thwarting yet another uptick in transmission and illness. A new surge is likely by the end of April, they say in a CIDRAP report.