Many LTCs requiring negative COVID-19 tests before accepting hospital discharges … AbbVie, Pfizer, Novartis and more pledge COVID-19 disaster relief help … Actor Matthew McConaughey plays virtual bingo...
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, April 8
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 07, 2020
Sleep apnea linked to Alzheimer’s brain changes …. Adding patient frailty measures to Medicare payment model could lead to fairer clinician reimbursement … Flu cases down, while hospitalizations...
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, April 7
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 06, 2020
Surgical masks appropriate for most COVID-19 treatment, finds study … Coronavirus is aerosolized through talking, exhalation … Fiber consumption linked to lower breast cancer risk … African Americans...
Clinical Briefs for Monday, April 6
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2020
Trump wants masks on all nursing home workers, temperature checks for all, and separate COVID-19 units … COPD linked to greater odds of developing lung cancer … Nursing homes’ top strategies for...
New Orleans’ troubles show how chronic conditions impact COVID-19 outcomes
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 02, 2020
New evidence ties chronic conditions to severe COVID-19 illness, and New Orleans is a case in point, say health officials.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, April 3
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 02, 2020
Phone-based therapy beneficial for depression in Parkinson’s disease … Sending COVID-19-positive residents to hospital may be wrong ‘knee-jerk’ reaction … CDC releases COVID-19 infection...
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, April 2
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2020
FDA orders all Zantac heartburn products off store shelves … Scientists discover gene that increases risk of Alzheimer’s disease … New CDC report adds evidence that underlying conditions raise...
On-site communication tools provide family check-ins
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2020
New and discounted communication tools that help providers, residents and families connect despite COVID-19 restrictions continue to emerge. For example, software maker SafeKeeping has begun providing...
AmeriPride Services’ Watkinsville, GA, Springfield, MO, and Minneapolis, MN, locations have earned Hygienically Clean Healthcare certifications. The certification reflects a laundry’s ongoing commitment...
Docs: Go low-risk first for chronic pain
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2020
A careful combination of drug and non-drug therapies is the best strategy for safely improving quality of life in residents with chronic pain, according to Mayo Clinic geriatricians.