Early onset Afib raises dementia risk … Food allergies may boost heart disease, death risk … PET scans could spot Parkinson’s, Lewy body dementia … Older adults want health discounts, ask docs...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Feb. 6
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 06, 2024
ChatCPT has potential to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease … C. diff antibiotic lowered recurrence … Combo therapy reduces blood pressure in ibrutinib patients … FDA eyes improving accuracy of pulse...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Oct. 5
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 05, 2023
Graphene oxide can make amyloid peptides in Alzheimer’s less toxic … SGLT2 inhibitors among diabetes meds that may prevent Parkinsons, study says … Bioprinted skin can speed up wound healing …...
Ask the wound care expert… about the costs of wound care
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Dec 07, 2023
A 2014 analysis of Medicare spending found between $28.1 billion and $96.8 billion per year was spent on wound care in the US.
Report: Doctors doling out antifungal creams at high rates, causing drug resistance
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 16, 2024
Doctors in the United States are prescribing antifungal creams at rates so high they could be contributing to the rise of drug-resistant infections, new research shows.
Ask the wound care expert … about sores
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Oct 10, 2023
Q: Is every sore a pressure ulcer?
Glove up or wash before? Study finds direct gloving can boost protection
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 30, 2023
Letting healthcare workers put on gloves without requiring them to wash their hands first helped employees comply with expected infection prevention strategies better than requiring them to wash their...
Study: Older adults receiving high-quality care more likely to get shingles vaccine
By
John Roszkowski
Sep 25, 2023
Elderly patients who receive high-quality primary care are more likely to get the shingles vaccine upon a doctor’s recommendation, according to a new Japanese study.
Chlorhexidine lowers infections, antibiotic-resistant germs in trial
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 11, 2023
Nursing homes that use chlorhexidine on the skin and nose can prevent infections and lower the amount of antibiotic resistant organisms in the facilities. The study was published today in the New...