As hypertension-related deaths climb, researchers call for action
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 19, 2020
Hypertension mortality rates have risen by 72% in rural settings and 20% in urban areas, according to findings from 10 million death records.
Lawmakers push to keep ‘ineffective’ new opioids from market
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2023
Congressional lawmakers have renewed efforts to give the Food and Drug Administration more power to deny drug applications for opioids that are not proven clinically superior to and lower risk than currently...
WHO: Some superbugs became more antibiotic resistant during the pandemic
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 12, 2022
Bacteria that cause healthcare-associated bloodstream infections gained increased resistance to last-resort antibiotics, according to a new report.
Feds gauging threat to vaccine, test and treatment efficacy in face of omicron variant
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 01, 2021
The United States is prepared to address any potential threat to the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments posed by the new variant, according to the White House and federal health officials.
Nursing homes more prepared for the coronavirus than for H1N1: survey
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 26, 2020
Despite the COVID-19 troubles currently facing eldercare facilities, things could have been much worse for some, a Michigan survey suggests.
Antibiotic overkill leads to widespread side effects such as C. diff, large study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 02, 2023
“We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of adverse events severe enough that these patients needed additional care from a doctor,” an investigator said.
Staff vaccination rate tied to resident deaths in COVID-19 hot spots, national data show
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 10, 2021
Estimates reveal that if a large sample of U.S. nursing homes had averaged 83% staff vaccination coverage this summer, at least 700 fewer residents would have died from COVID-19 over a two-month period.
Monoclonal antibodies cut COVID-19 hospitalizations in high-risk adults: Mayo Clinic
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 22, 2021
Patients treated early in the disease with either one of two antibody therapies had similarly low rates of hospitalization within 28 days.
Build vaccine trust, vaccination rates among CNAs: HHS releases guide
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Alicia Lasek
May 25, 2021
A comprehensive new guide and toolkit are aimed at helping nursing home administrators tackle issues of vaccine hesitancy among certified nursing assistants, as well as barriers to vaccination.
Risk of COVID-19 death rare in vaccinated, even among at-risk seniors with comorbidities: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 10, 2022
Investigators drew on data from 1.2 million U.S. patients who completed a primary vaccination series by October 2021. Severe COVID-19 outcomes, including respiratory failure, ICU admission, or death, were...