Program lowers multidrug-resistant infections in nursing homes, hospitals
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 02, 2024
Regional efforts to curb multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in long-term care facilities and other healthcare settings was linked to fewer cases, hospitalizations and deaths, as well as reduced costs,...
Study: Many older minorities who need cochlear implants for hearing loss aren’t being referred for...
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 05, 2024
People who have severe or profound hearing loss may benefit from having cochlear implants. But only a minority of older adults who could use them are being referred for them. And certain populations are...
Report: During pandemic, Alzheimer’s discharges to home health, home rise, while those to nursing homes...
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 29, 2024
A new study pinpoints how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the post-hospital discharge settings for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRDs). Discharges to nursing homes fell, while...
Clinical briefs for Monday, March 11
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 11, 2024
FDA holds off on approval for Alzheimer’s drug donanemab … Ageism has overshadowed mental health, experts say … Drug trio best for pain control after hip surgery … Probiotics linked to better cognitive...
Study: Having two copies of gene mutation linked to Alzheimer’s may cause onset
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Kristen Fischer
May 07, 2024
A new study finds that possessing two copies of a specific gene mutation that’s common in Alzheimer’s disease may be the cause behind the disease in those people.
Report endorses adding more nursing home residents in clinical trials, shares framework to do so
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 18, 2024
A commentary published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society on March 14 talks about the need for clinical trials among people living in nursing homes.
Study: Medicare warnings cut antipsychotics in nursing home residents, others
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 26, 2024
When Medicare sent warning letters urging doctors to lower antipsychotic prescriptions, it worked, a report published Thursday in JAMA Network Open found.
Study defines which fall prevention strategies are best for older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 29, 2024
There’s a good amount of scientific evidence that functional exercises to boost leg strength and balance can be effective at preventing falls among community-dwelling older adults at an average or high...
Report: Dementia comes with a high price tag that’s only rising
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 01, 2024
Dementia costs are on the rise and the money it takes to care for people with the disease will double by 2050, according to a report published Tuesday in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.
CDC: Social health needs lower older women’s chances of receiving mammograms
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 12, 2024
The cost of getting a mammogram and access to providers aren’t the only obstacles women face when it comes to getting mammograms, according to a new report. About 3 in 10 women between the ages of 50...