Common diabetes drug may serve as novel Afib treatment
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 13, 2022
If approved, it would be the first new drug identified to treat this disease of the heart in a decade, according to Cleveland Clinic researchers.
Multimorbidity may up seniors’ dementia risk by 63 percent over 15 years
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 03, 2022
Identifying high-risk disease clusters could help clinicians to better target patients for dementia care, researchers say.
Time from infection to COVID symptoms shortens with each new variant, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2022
The average incubation period of SARS-CoV-2 has gradually shortened, from 5 days to 3.4. Determining incubation periods can help to pinpoint effective patient isolation periods, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 10
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2022
Feds: 8 bilked system for $150M, took nursing home residents’ genetic matter … Researchers urge improved emergency care for dementia patients … Over half of infectious diseases aggravated by climate...
LTC operator adds genetic testing program to improve care for residents with complex needs
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2022
Frontier Management Group has partnered with a pharmacogenetics provider to help fine-tune medication management in an increasingly frail resident population, the company says.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, March 22
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 22, 2022
Fauci: Omicron variant BA.2 at least 50% more contagious, so uptick in cases expected … Genetic tests of saliva offer faster results for SARS-CoV-2 than nasal swabs … FDA approves first transdermal...
Geriatrician survey: Swift telehealth adoption was ‘instrumental’ to pandemic patient care
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 18, 2022
Responses by Genesis HealthCare physicians offer insight into the dramatic shift in care delivery that took place as COVID-19 raged in 2020.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, March 17
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2022
FDA to host public workshop addressing gaps in opioid prescriber education content … Frailty in rheumatoid arthritis reversible with treatment and exercise … FDA approves Symbicort aerosol generic...
Loneliness closely linked to 10-year dementia risk
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 14, 2022
Loneliness triples the odds of dementia in those for whom risk would otherwise be relatively low based on age and genetics, researchers say.
After 20 years on the market, AbbVie’s dry-eye drug Restasis to be available as generic
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 03, 2022
Dry eyes affect nearly 19% percent of adults aged 75 years and older, according to data from a national survey.