Symptomless COVID infections found in almost half of US adults, CDC says
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 05, 2022
Approximately 44% of US adults were “possibly asymptomatically infected,” between August 2021 and May 2022, blood serum evidence shows.
Study finds 57 percent of previously healthy COVID survivors have lasting cardiac issues
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 19, 2022
Cardiac symptoms may linger for at least a year in some patients who recover from mild cases of COVID-19, researchers have found.
Use of deauthorized COVID antibody treatments widespread in early 2022: study
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 01, 2022
Some U.S. clinicians continued to rely on two monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID after they were deauthorized by the FDA, researchers report.
AARP: Nursing home residents in West bearing brunt of COVID infection uptick
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 22, 2022
Nursing home deaths and cases continued to rise in July for the third consecutive month, according to the latest analysis of federal data. Weekly upticks hint that the increases have not yet peaked.
Extend PHE while updating COVID protocols, nursing home advocate urges feds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2022
Safety and quality of life in LTC settings are not mutually exclusive, Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of AHCA/NCAL told federal health officials Tuesday.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, July 28
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 28, 2022
Study details how COVID outbreaks led to lasting staff loss in nursing homes — and poses solutions … McKnight’s podcast: Why LTC providers must embrace more palliative care … Thursday’s CDC...
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.
Post-COVID complaints continue to affect recovered healthcare workers, study finds
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 21, 2022
Pulmonary tests may be useful in the decision to return to work, and should be received regularly after workers with lingering issues are back on the job, investigators say.
CDC: Deaths from antibiotic-resistant bacteria jumped 15% in 2020
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 13, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has “pushed back years of progress” in combating antimicrobial resistance in the United States, the CDC reports.
Unvaccinated heart-failure patients 3 times more likely to die from COVID-19
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 14, 2022
Heart failure patients are often hesitant to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but they are 3 times more likely to die from the disease if not, physician-researchers say.