Multi-drug resistance is rising in urinary E coli, analysis reveals
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 23, 2021
The task of finding effective first-line antibiotics for common urinary tract infections is becoming more difficult as antimicrobial resistance rises, a new study suggests.
One person with COVID infects 4 to 5 others, double WHO estimates, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 01, 2020
Each person who contracted the coronavirus early in the pandemic likely transmitted it to four or five others, according to a new analysis.
Frailty may better predict COVID-19 survival than age, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 20, 2020
Among 250 hospitalized study participants, 75% survived the disease. Degree of frailty better indicated the likelihood of recovery and discharge than patient age, investigators say.
CMS’s goal: All Medicare, most Medicaid recipients in an affordable care plan by 2030
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 01, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a radical, 10-year overhaul to its care delivery programs that could have a major impact on the long-term care sector.
Excessive sleepiness in elders tied to increased disease risk
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 02, 2020
Older adults who sleep excessively during the day are more likely to develop a chronic health condition within three years, a new study has found.
Goal-oriented rehab better for repairing older patients, researchers say
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 31, 2019
A focus on personally relevant goals during therapy helps patients in skilled nursing facilities recover more function than those in standard therapy.
COPD severity in older men tied to nutrient intake
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 21, 2020
Older men with COPD have less severe airway impairment when they increase their consumption of certain nutrients, a new study has found.
After 20 years on the market, AbbVie’s dry-eye drug Restasis to be available as generic
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 03, 2022
Dry eyes affect nearly 19% percent of adults aged 75 years and older, according to data from a national survey.
Memory loss may linger eight months after mild coronavirus infection, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 17, 2021
The results suggest that COVID-19 may not really be a mild disease, no matter its course, investigators say. They also raise the question of whether current home-treatment strategies are optimal for long-term...
Drug-resistant infections found in nearly half of residents with sepsis
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Alicia Lasek
May 11, 2021
Nursing home residents hospitalized for sepsis have high rates of multidrug-resistant bloodstream infections, putting them at risk for a host of adverse outcomes — including longer intensive care stays,...