OIG: Older Medicare recipients often harmed during hospital stays
May 13, 2022
Fully 25% of older American Medicare beneficiaries are at high risk of being harmed during acute care stays, according to the HHS Office of the Inspector General.
Most primary care docs would treat asymptomatic UTIs with antibiotics, survey finds
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 31, 2022
Fully 70% of primary care doctors would prescribe antibiotics for UTI based on a positive urine culture alone, a new survey has found.
Most seniors with dementia willing to reduce unnecessary meds: survey
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 11, 2022
Fully 87% of seniors with probable or possible dementia say they would be willing to stop at least one medication if their doctor gave them the go-ahead.
Report: Nearly 80 percent of U.S. workers want employers to encourage or require vax for in-person staff
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 20, 2022
U.S. workers have been rattled by the omicron surge and most are looking to their employer to stay fully engaged in COVID-19 precautions, analysts say.
CDC: More than 10,000 contract COVID after vaccination
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Alicia Lasek
May 26, 2021
New data offer a glimpse into how breakthrough infections may affect the health of U.S. adults who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Prescribing off-label COVID boosters may put providers at legal risk: report
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 06, 2021
Clinicians who provide additional COVID-19 shots to fully vaccinated patients may be at risk for legal claims if they prescribe the doses outside of current federal guidelines, CDC says.
Phone therapy relieves seniors’ insomnia and pain, Kaiser study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 25, 2021
At 12 months, fully 56% of participants who received phone-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy were still in remission from insomnia, compared with 26% of the control group.
Residents’ lack of energy may signal malnutrition; full assessment advised
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2021
In a study of 13 nursing homes, fully 43% of residents reported that they lacked energy, and 12% were malnourished. The two problems were significantly linked, investigators say.
In breakthrough, feds OK nursing home visits, group dining and activities; update infection control guidance
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 28, 2021
After nearly a year in lockdown, nursing home residents can participate in indoor visitation, communal dining and group activities — with exceptions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced...
Trio is trouble in assisted living: Risky neuro drug combos too common, dementia expert says
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 11, 2021
Fully one in seven people with dementia who do not live in nursing homes are taking at least three drugs that act on the central nervous system — beyond the advised limit, a new study finds.