In-home COPD management program cuts 30-day acute-care readmissions
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 29, 2022
Thirty-day readmission rates were 12% for post-acute COPD participants in an at-home pulmonary rehab program, and 22% for those without the intervention, a new study finds.
High blood pressure is well-controlled in VA nursing homes: study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 10, 2022
About 80% of residents with hypertension maintained optimal blood pressure during the study period, investigators report.
Older adults with ADHD have unique needs that clinicians should heed, expert says
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 16, 2022
Older adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are better served when clinicians understand the impact of coexisting conditions on their diagnosis, an expert says.
1 million LTC staff unboosted as COVID cases tick up, AARP analysis shows
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 16, 2022
Despite steady gains in nursing home booster vaccinations, many staff and a third of residents nationwide have yet to receive a shot, federal data reveal.
High rates of resistant UTIs underscore need for new oral antibiotics, ED study finds
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 30, 2022
Up to 50% of the UTIs diagnosed in patients admitted to the emergency department were resistant to at least one antibiotic.
High blood pressure plus COVID doubles risk of hospital stay: study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 25, 2022
Even after three COVID-19 vaccine doses, high blood pressure more than doubles the risk for hospitalization with an omicron variant infection, researchers report.
FDA greenlights Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, adding unique option to U.S. arsenal
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 14, 2022
The FDA late Wednesday authorized Novavax’s adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in adults aged 18 years and older.
Post-acute pulmonary rehab a net win for COPD patients, healthcare system: study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 27, 2022
Universal use of post-acute pulmonary rehab could improve COPD patients’ health outcomes and result in Medicare savings of $1 to $1.25 billion annually, researchers say.
CDC: Superbugs have spread beyond the long-term care setting
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Aug 02, 2022
An increase in community-associated multi-drug-resistant infections is troubling, investigators say.
CDC: 25 percent of seniors develop long-COVID symptoms
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 26, 2022
One in four older COVID-19 survivors have conditions that may be traced to their prior illness. The CDC is urging clinicians to routinely assess older survivors for long COVID.