Physical, occupational therapy tied to better resident outcomes across all PALTC settings
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 07, 2021
Most patients in post-acute care settings reap functional benefits and see reduced rehospitalization from physical therapy and occupational therapy, finds a new study across 1.4 million Medicare beneficiaries.
AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine triggers immune response in older people
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 20, 2020
The experimental vaccine was safe and well-tolerated among all 560 trial participants, including adults aged 70 and older, the company said Thursday.
Exercise may keep mild cognitive impairment from advancing to dementia
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 13, 2020
Study participants who began a weekly exercise routine after diagnosis with MCI had an 11% lower risk of progressing to Alzheimer’s when compared with people who did not exercise at all, a new study...
Blood pressure meds help even frail seniors live longer: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 08, 2020
When older adults take blood pressure medications as prescribed, even the most frail live longer, according to a study of 1.3 million.
Antibiotics use spiked in nursing homes early in pandemic, studies find
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 16, 2021
Nursing homes saw a big jump in certain antibiotic prescriptions early in the pandemic, and more than half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients received antibiotics in the first six months, researchers say.
Too few cancer patients referred to rehabilitation, experts find
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 18, 2020
Less than 10% of cancer patients with demonstrated functional impairments are referred to rehabilitation, according to a systematic review of current guidelines.
CDC: A third of healthcare workers hospitalized with COVID were treated in ICU
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 28, 2020
Six percent of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 early in the pandemic were healthcare workers. Fully 36% of these patients were in nursing-related occupations, and about a third became severely ill, the...
Sepsis watch needed after a hospital stay: 1 in 3 face death risk
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 07, 2019
Residents who exit the hospital after a bout with sepsis aren’t out of the woods for up to a year and require special post-acute vigilance, researchers say.
Verma: CMS to ensure free COVID vaccine for seniors, Medicaid beneficiaries
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 16, 2020
The agency has a plan to expedite the new coverage and will provide more information before the end of October, Verma said. CMS is also working on appropriate Medicare fees for administration of potential...
Thyroid hormone treatment for older adults may do more harm than good, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 08, 2020
Hormone replacement therapy almost doubles the mortality risk in seniors with subclinical hypothyroidism compared to those who do not take hormones.