Need for anticoagulants unclear in certain nursing home residents with Afib
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2022
Apixaban may be the least likely direct-acting blood thinner to cause GI bleeding in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation. But researchers question the need for these drugs in nursing home residents...
CDC to end community tracking of COVID-19
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Alicia Lasek
May 02, 2023
Community spread will no longer be tracked by the CDC after the PHE ends May 11. Nursing homes have used the data to make COVID-19 mitigation decisions.
Caution urged for use of azithromycin as COVID treatment
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 17, 2020
When taken together with commonly prescribed drugs that affect the heart’s electrical impulses, azithromycin is linked with a 40% increase in cardiac events. These include fainting, heart palpitations...
Hearing loss group applauds feds for adaptive mask guidelines
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 15, 2020
The CDC’s updated guidelines “allow for modifications that can improve communication success for everyone,” says the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Excessive daytime sleepiness predicts mortality in nursing home residents
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 16, 2023
Excessive daytime sleepiness predicts both mortality and the presence of age-related comorbidities in the long-stay nursing home population, investigators report.
Need for liver transplants soaring among older Americans
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 19, 2021
The number of older Americans needing liver transplants has skyrocketed, with some of the increase due to rising cases of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a fatty liver disease that can cause liver...
Telehealth addresses multiple care barriers for stroke survivors, review shows
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2023
Telehealth care for patients living with stroke provides benefits across a range of functional complications and social determinants of health, researchers report.
COVID-19-caused kidney injuries heighten demand for dialysis
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Alicia Lasek
May 17, 2020
About 15% of patients hospitalized for coronavirus develop acute kidney injury. One SNF dialysis provider has seen a 114% increase in demand for its services.
AMDA’s new COVID vaccine PowerPoint can help answer resident, staff concerns
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 09, 2020
A toolkit created by industry clinicians aims to help long-term care operators address questions about getting vaccinated. A PowerPoint presentation is available to share with staff and residents.
Place of death for patients with cancer linked to states’ palliative care laws
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 13, 2023
Patients who die from cancer in states with palliative care laws are 12% to 18% more likely to die at home or in hospice, according to a new study.