SNFs kept up ‘remarkable’ level of rehab during pandemic, Harvard study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 06, 2023
Despite caring for a sicker patient population and higher staff turnover, skilled nursing facilities provided post-acute rehabilitation services with only a modest decline in intensity, investigators say.
U.S. releases Tamiflu doses from national stockpile as demand surges
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 22, 2022
The U.S. has opened more access to an influenza antiviral to help clinicians cope with rising demand during the worst flu season in a decade
Speciality care use falls after nursing home admission: report
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 30, 2023
Visits drop steeply across multiple specialties after a nursing home admission, investigators say. For those with severe mental illness, visits fell by a whopping 67%.
Knowledge of staff care patterns may help curb spread of drug-resistant bugs in LTC: study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2023
Researchers observed care interactions across 25 nursing homes in seven states. Results suggest that these patterns are a key factor in identifying targets for infection prevention and control.
Docs propose new palliative care framework for neuro diseases
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 23, 2023
Current palliative care models do not offer patients with advanced neurological illness the support they need to reduce suffering, physician experts contend.
Portable air purifiers improve cardiovascular health in COPD, researchers find
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 06, 2022
Participants who used air purifiers with active HEPA and carbon filters had improved markers of heart health. This included a 25% increase in heart rate variability, investigators say.
Nearby ED means more avoidable visits from AL residents, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 12, 2023
The closer the nearest hospital, the higher the number of potentially avoidable emergency department visits among assisted living residents, researchers have found. A nearby ED may limit motivation to...
Feds ramp up nursing home sanctions for poor care performance
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 24, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will more aggressively enforce accountability in its Special Focus Facilities (SFF) Program, the Biden Administration said Friday.
FDA to withdraw certain drug-related guidances with end of PHE
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 14, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a notice detailing which COVID-19-related guidances will expire when the public health emergency ends as scheduled on May 11, and which guidances will remain...
Oral zinc reduces severe COVID in nearly 40% of patients, study finds
Nov 08, 2022
Patients who took oral zinc twice daily for 15 days had a 42% reduced likelihood of death and intensive care unit admission, a randomized controlled trial has found.