U.S. asthma guidelines updated for first time since 2007
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 04, 2020
The update includes 19 recommendations in six key areas of asthma diagnosis, management and treatment. Several new features aim to help clinicians put the recommendations into practice, and the stepwise...
Simple finger prick helps gauge need for antibiotics during COPD flare
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 12, 2019
A finger-prick blood test could help prevent overuse of antibiotics for COPD flares. What’s more, the approach is safe for patients, researchers say.
ALS drug ‘significantly’ slows disease progression in late-stage trial
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 17, 2019
Participants taking AMX0035 had slower ALS disease progression than those given a placebo, the drug’s developer reports.
COVID-19 and senior care will be topic of March 25 webinar
Mar 18, 2020
Learn evidence-based ways to protect residents from serious harm that can come from the novel coronavirus at a free webinar on Wednesday, March 25.
Nursing home study reveals ‘dramatic’ fluctuations in prescribing of COVID-19 meds
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Alicia Lasek
May 26, 2023
Investigators tracked the use of COVID-19 medications in 11 U.S. nursing home chains, describing prescribing patterns that shed new light on the challenges of pandemic clinical care.
Researchers: Drop 13% body weight to drop type 2 diabetes risk by 40%
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 10, 2020
An average loss of 13% of total body weight reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by around 40% in obese individuals, researchers told the European and International Congress on Obesity.
Feds stepping up efforts to make coronavirus tests available
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 09, 2020
Millions of COVID-19 diagnostic tests will become available this week, according to the White House and federal health agencies.
Free LTC infection prevention tool from Yale aims to help nursing home staff save time
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 09, 2021
A one-stop set of infection prevention resources is meant to make work a bit easier for direct care providers, administrators, managers and support staff, say the Yale School of Nursing and the New York...
Team approach helps hospital cut antibiotic use in sepsis case study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 28, 2019
A team approach to antimicrobial stewardship resulted in decreased broad spectrum antibiotic use, reduced patient length of stay and cost reductions for a Pennsylvania hospital.
Hypertension drug does not pose health risks, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
Oct 13, 2023
New research suggests that a drug commonly used to treat hypertension is not dangerous, despite the concerns of some clinicians and researchers about potential health risks.