Calculator predicts elders’ need for palliative care
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 07, 2021
A new online tool can help frail older adults and their clinicians estimate six-month life expectancy and better plan for end-of-life care, according to real-world studies from Canada.
Alzheimer’s drug gets FDA support ahead of Friday vote on approval
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 05, 2020
Documents released on Wednesday show that the agency’s staff members already are enthusiastic about the drug’s prospects. If approved, aducanumab could be the first drug on the market to slow Alzheimer’s...
Read my lips: virus may spread through speech
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Alicia Lasek
May 14, 2020
Speaking in a confined environment can cause airborne virus transmission, likely helping to spread the coronavirus, according to new research.
Spectrum aims to cut resident falls by 20 percent with balance technology program
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 12, 2021
Residents at all 48 Spectrum Retirement Communities will have access to the Zibrio SmartScale, which measures physical balance and calculates falls risk.
New guidelines tackle controlled substances diversion in healthcare settings
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Aug 02, 2022
The ASHP guidelines can be tailored to the needs of long-term care settings, and aim to help create a culture of awareness and accountability around drug diversion.
Stroke rehab tool tracks arm movement with 77% accuracy
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 21, 2022
More than 51,000 upper body movements of stroke patients were used to create the program, which could become a much-needed, standardized measurement tool for rehab, its makers say.
Adding oily fish to diet may protect against recurrent heart disease, scientists say
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 10, 2021
Eating oily fish at least twice a week may help prevent major cardiovascular disease and death in individuals who are at high risk, including those who already have experienced heart disease or stroke,...
Diabetes drugs reduce organ failure, mortality risk in chronic kidney disease
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 03, 2020
New studies show evidence that common glucose-lowering drugs significantly lower the rate of kidney decline and death.
CDC: New SNF data show COVID-19 booster improves omicron protection
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 06, 2022
Data from thousands of U.S. skilled nursing facilities show that a COVID-19 booster shot is more protective against omicron than an initial series alone, investigators say.
Quit treating pandemic’s toll on nursing homes like a ‘bad apples’ problem, expert...
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2020
It’s time for the federal government to “own” the problem of containing COVID-19 by paying for and arranging testing across nursing facilities, long-term care policy expert David Grabowski...