AHA to clinicians: Screen for and treat sleep apnea before it worsens heart disease
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 23, 2021
Sleep apnea can cause a negative feedback loop, worsening cardiovascular conditions, which then further aggravate the sleep apnea, specialists say.
Dementia diagnosis often means death within five years, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 20, 2020
More than half of adults diagnosed with dementia die within five years – signaling a need for informed conversations about care, say researchers.
RSV disrupts daily functioning of older adults, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 07, 2022
Interviews revealed a range of impacts from respiratory syncytial virus, a common scourge of LTC facilities.
Potent painkiller prescription often arrives with transferred residents
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 12, 2020
A high-dose painkiller prescription often accompanies hospital patients upon discharge to a skilled nursing facility. The result is a complex medication management challenge for care providers, investigators...
Online followup praised for reducing lingering depression and anxiety, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2020
Online depression care augments conventional therapy and helps prevent recurring symptoms, say psychologist-researchers.
Stewardship engagement slashes antibiotic use across hundreds of LTCFs
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 01, 2022
More than 400 U.S. long-term care facilities were able to reduce the number of urine cultures, treatment courses and length of antibiotics therapy during a year-long program. “Those who do the work,...
Vitamins C and E linked to 32 percent lower risk of Parkinson’s in large study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 11, 2021
Investigators looked for a link between dietary antioxidants and Parkinson’s risk in more than 41,000 adults in a long-term Swedish public health study.
Paid work linked to reduced memory loss in older women
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 06, 2020
Beyond age 60, the rate of memory decline is slower in women who participated in the paid labor force than for women who did not, a new study finds. Marital or parenthood status had no effect on the results.
A third of nursing home UTIs are antibiotic-resistant, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 21, 2020
Nine pathogens accounted for 90% of UTIs reported to the CDC, and 36% of infections were linked to one that was antibiotic resistant, investigators say.
Operator to install circadian lighting system in new memory care residences
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 20, 2019
Watermark Retirement Communities plans to install True Circadian™ lighting to help alleviate residents’ sundowning symptoms.