Managing Alzheimer’s as chronic disease will require clinician, patient education, docs say
May 03, 2022
Most primary care physicians foresee a time when dementia is managed as a chronic disease, new surveys from Quest Diagnostics have found.
Test twice? Antigen tests reach peak sensitivity 4 days in, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 03, 2022
It may be best to repeat an early COVID-19 antigen test a day or two later when symptomatic individuals receive negative results, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Monday, April 25
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 25, 2022
Screen COVID-19 pneumonia survivors for cognitive deficits, scientists say … Assisted living providers prohibited from denying employee COVID vaccine exemption requests … Incidence of aggressive prostate...
About 20K nursing home staff now have vaccine medical exemptions
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 22, 2022
Although the COVID-19 vaccination rate is now 89% among nursing home staff members, thousands have obtained medical exemptions, a new report finds.
Hip fracture readmissions lower when nursing home in sync with hospital staff: study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 14, 2022
A collaboration between nursing home staff and hospital clinicians helped reduce readmission and mortality rates and improved quality of life for residents with hip fracture.
CMS restricts coverage of Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm to clinical trials
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 08, 2022
Coverage of aducanumab (Aduhelm) is officially limited to clinical trials only, the agency announced Thursday. Most stakeholders have called for restricted use while more efficacy and safety data is gathered,...
AHCA/NCAL: When inspected during pandemic, most nursing homes deficiency-free
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2022
Despite navigating unprecedented hardship and loss during the pandemic, there is evidence that care in nursing homes held steady in a number of quantifiable areas, according to the organization’s...
OSHA accepting new comments on healthcare worker COVID-19 protection rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 23, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is accepting additional comments as it establishes a final rule meant to protect long-term care workers and other healthcare providers from exposure to...
Clinical briefs for Monday, March 21
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 21, 2022
Aerosolized hydrogen peroxide slashes C. diff rates in acute-care settings … Memory deficits afflict about 70% of patients with long COVID, investigators say … Even with statins, high triglycerides...
Docs push for new COVID-19 funding as signs point to rebound in U.S. omicron cases
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2022
The alternative is to risk leaving patients without access to needed vaccines, treatments and testing, the American College of Physicians has told Congress.