Robust response to virus variants expected in former COVID patients and the vaccinated
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2021
Blood samples from recovered COVID-19 patients show that they and their vaccinated peers should be able to fend off the virus and its variants in future encounters, NIH researchers say.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Sept. 16
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 16, 2021
U.S. to limit states’ access to COVID antibody treatments as demand rises … Aggressively reducing Alzheimer’s risk factors could mean 1.2 million fewer cases in 2050: experts … NIH launches nationwide...
SNF-linked wound clinics saw fewer patients during pandemic but unchanged outcomes
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 10, 2021
Investigators expected that wound outcomes would be adversely affected by pandemic disruptions. But data from hundreds of wound care clinics in the United States show otherwise.
CDC: Turn to Paxlovid to treat COVID-19, not steroids or antibiotics
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 26, 2022
The agency is urging clinicians to consider the now readily available, recommended therapies such as Paxlovid as first-line COVID-19 treatments.
‘Cracked’ and ‘broken’: Buffy Lloyd-Krejci on nursing home infection prevention
Aug 02, 2022
During the darkest days of the pandemic, Buffy Lloyd-Krejci, DrPH, CIC, traveled to nursing homes across the US to assess their infection control practices and help them adopt protective strategies. What...
Breath of fresh air: Feb. 18 webinar focuses on how to improve air quality in long-term care
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Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2021
The pandemic has revealed just how important air quality is. A webinar to be held Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. ET — which has been approved for one continuing education credit — will talk about the long-term...
Nursing home study reveals ‘dramatic’ fluctuations in prescribing of COVID-19 meds
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Alicia Lasek
May 26, 2023
Investigators tracked the use of COVID-19 medications in 11 U.S. nursing home chains, describing prescribing patterns that shed new light on the challenges of pandemic clinical care.
Lab responsible for COVID testing errors at dozens of nursing homes faces possible federal sanctions
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Danielle Brown
Oct 20, 2020
A Massachusetts laboratory responsible for COVID-19 testing errors at several nursing homes could face fines of up to $10,000 per day for lab practices that jeopardized the safety of residents.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 4
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 04, 2023
COVID hospitalizations approach last summer’s high, but flu and RSV cases waning … NC nursing home to pay $126K after storm-related staff shortages, two patient deaths … FDA decision on experimental...
25 percent of COVID patients have post-acute symptoms; Report highlights emerging care needs
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 18, 2021
A analysis based on nearly two million private U.S. healthcare claims has identified the most common post-COVID conditions with a focus on age, gender, mental health conditions and mortality. Even 19%...