One quarter of Americans will experience ‘severe need’ for long-term care services: report
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 02, 2021
About one fifth will require no services at all, a new analysis shows. But a sizable number will “experience the type of severe needs that most people dread,” the investigators say.
Older women recount more pandemic stress struggles than older men
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 29, 2021
Although feelings of optimism prevailed overall, older female survey respondents were more likely than their male peers to say that they were struggling in 2021 — from finances to mental health.
Wearers of medical masks and respirators have same infection rates in healthcare settings: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 24, 2021
The risk of receiving a positive COVID-19 test result was the same among healthcare workers who wore either type of mask, investigators say. In contrast, their non-mask-wearing colleagues had significantly...
Despite progress, nursing homes expected to fall short of 75% staff vaccination goal
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Danielle Brown
Jun 23, 2021
There’s still much progress needed for long-term care industry providers to meet their self-imposed goal of getting three-quarters of all nursing home workers vaccinated against COVID-19 by this time...
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.
AHA to clinicians: Screen for and treat sleep apnea before it worsens heart disease
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 23, 2021
Sleep apnea can cause a negative feedback loop, worsening cardiovascular conditions, which then further aggravate the sleep apnea, specialists say.
An effective approach to addressing sexual harassment
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David Barmak Esq., and Betty Frandsen, MHA, NHA, RN
Jun 16, 2021
In 1986, the Supreme Court held that workplace harassment constitutes sex discrimination and is unlawful under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1991, the Supreme Court nomination hearings for Clarence...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, June 16
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 16, 2021
NIH spotlights promising nasal spray antibody treatment for COVID … Anticoagulation therapy linked to lower COVID death rates: study … Spurned LTC pharmacies push again to receive Provider Relief Funds...
Brain implants continue to reduce Parkinson’s motor symptoms 15 years later
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 11, 2021
The amount of time study participants experienced dyskinesia was reduced by 75%, and use of levodopa was reduced by 51% — long after deep brain stimulation devices were implanted.
Operator changes plan: will wait for full FDA approval to enforce COVID vaccination deadline for staff
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Danielle Brown
Jun 10, 2021
An Ohio skilled nursing and assisted living operator now plans to wait until the COVID-19 vaccinations receive full federal approval before enforcing its inoculation mandate on employees after listening...