HHS awards nursing homes $333M in COVID infection-control performance rewards … Severe COVID may age the brain by a decade, researchers say … All adults with endocrine disorders should receive cholesterol,...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Nov. 18
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 18, 2020
1 in 8 nursing home workers have completed COVID training program, CMS says … FDA releases new COVID diagnostic test information, resources … Amazon launches prescription meds delivery service …...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Oct. 14
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 14, 2021
New CDC effort will track impact of COVID-19 and other public health threats on long-term care facilities … FDA pushes to cut sodium by 12% in American foods in bid to confront chronic disease epidemic...
Multi-drug resistance is rising in urinary E coli, analysis reveals
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 23, 2021
The task of finding effective first-line antibiotics for common urinary tract infections is becoming more difficult as antimicrobial resistance rises, a new study suggests.
One person with COVID infects 4 to 5 others, double WHO estimates, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 01, 2020
Each person who contracted the coronavirus early in the pandemic likely transmitted it to four or five others, according to a new analysis.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, June 2
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 02, 2021
Widespread inaction on hearing loss revealed in new poll of U.S. adults … Small pharmacies cheer Texas’ passage of PBM middleman reform law … Employers can require COVID vaccine under new EEOC guidance...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Jan. 24
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 24, 2022
Debate over visitor access rages as more states require vaccination … Alzheimer’s Association, Joint Commission launch effort to improve memory care in assisted living, nursing homes … Nursing home...
Infrared fever scanners may have inaccurate readings, FDA cautions
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2021
Some firms are marketing unapproved and unauthorized thermal imaging devices to measure body temperature, the agency reports.
Older people have greater functional ability than 3 decades ago, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 22, 2020
Today’s elders appear to have greater physical and cognitive function than they did in the 1990s. The consequences of this trend are a mixed bag, Finnish investigators say.
High blood pressure during and after exercise may reveal future health challenges
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Alicia Lasek
May 20, 2020
Monitoring blood pressure changes during and after exercise may help identify the odds of developing hypertension and cardiovascular disease, say researchers.