U.S. advisers recommend screening for latent tuberculosis
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Alicia Lasek
May 03, 2023
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is recommending that clinicians screen for latent tuberculosis infection in at-risk adults, including those in congregate settings.
CDC: COVID vaccines safe during pregnancy, allaying a top concern of nursing home workers
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 28, 2021
Pregnancy concerns are cited as one of the top reasons for vaccine hesitancy among long-term care workers, but there were no obvious signs of third trimester adverse events among pregnant women who received...
Fauci: ‘Pan-viral’ vaccine may be needed to tackle tenacious COVID-19 long-term
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 16, 2021
The virus that causes COVID-19 likely is here to stay, and its success in humans means that stronger defense measures will be needed, say Anthony Fauci, M.D., and colleagues from the National Institute...
Feds uncover coronavirus’s heavy toll on assisted living
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 20, 2020
As of Oct. 15, 22% of assisted living communities in 39 states reported cases of COVID-19 among residents and staff members. Rates ranged widely, from 1.3% of communities in Iowa to 93% of Connecticut...
Need for anticoagulants unclear in certain nursing home residents with Afib
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2022
Apixaban may be the least likely direct-acting blood thinner to cause GI bleeding in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation. But researchers question the need for these drugs in nursing home residents...
CDC to end community tracking of COVID-19
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Alicia Lasek
May 02, 2023
Community spread will no longer be tracked by the CDC after the PHE ends May 11. Nursing homes have used the data to make COVID-19 mitigation decisions.
Caution urged for use of azithromycin as COVID treatment
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 17, 2020
When taken together with commonly prescribed drugs that affect the heart’s electrical impulses, azithromycin is linked with a 40% increase in cardiac events. These include fainting, heart palpitations...
Excessive daytime sleepiness predicts mortality in nursing home residents
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 16, 2023
Excessive daytime sleepiness predicts both mortality and the presence of age-related comorbidities in the long-stay nursing home population, investigators report.
Need for liver transplants soaring among older Americans
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 19, 2021
The number of older Americans needing liver transplants has skyrocketed, with some of the increase due to rising cases of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a fatty liver disease that can cause liver...
Telehealth addresses multiple care barriers for stroke survivors, review shows
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2023
Telehealth care for patients living with stroke provides benefits across a range of functional complications and social determinants of health, researchers report.