New data leads to warning: Coronavirus patients often present without fever
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 04, 2020
Cough and fever dominate the list of COVID-19 symptoms, but initial signs may be nonexistent, according to data from the outbreak’s first two months.
Missed opportunity: Patients fare poorly in long-term acute care hospitals
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 27, 2019
Most patients who recover in long-term acute care hospitals die within five years. Some may be missing a chance for more appropriate end-of-life care.
Ten-year stroke mortality higher among Black Medicare recipients
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 22, 2021
A notable disparity in long-term death rates after ischemic stroke suggests that clinicians may need to take a closer look at the post-stroke recovery period — especially during the first year, researchers...
Clinical decisions for incapacitated elders often conflict with surrogates’ wishes, finds study
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 11, 2020
While the overall amount of discord is concerning, residents from nursing homes stand out as the most likely to receive hospital care that aligns with surrogates’ goals, say investigators.
Harms of overdiagnosis outweigh benefits of mammography after age 75: study
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 24, 2021
Overdiagnosis and overtreatment after late-life screenings may harm more older women than are helped — especially those with multiple comorbidities, investigators say.
Physical, occupational therapy tied to better resident outcomes across all PALTC settings
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 07, 2021
Most patients in post-acute care settings reap functional benefits and see reduced rehospitalization from physical therapy and occupational therapy, finds a new study across 1.4 million Medicare beneficiaries.
AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine triggers immune response in older people
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 20, 2020
The experimental vaccine was safe and well-tolerated among all 560 trial participants, including adults aged 70 and older, the company said Thursday.
Exercise may keep mild cognitive impairment from advancing to dementia
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 13, 2020
Study participants who began a weekly exercise routine after diagnosis with MCI had an 11% lower risk of progressing to Alzheimer’s when compared with people who did not exercise at all, a new study...
Blood pressure meds help even frail seniors live longer: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 08, 2020
When older adults take blood pressure medications as prescribed, even the most frail live longer, according to a study of 1.3 million.
Antibiotics use spiked in nursing homes early in pandemic, studies find
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 16, 2021
Nursing homes saw a big jump in certain antibiotic prescriptions early in the pandemic, and more than half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients received antibiotics in the first six months, researchers say.