Pharmacy company stops testing Alzheimer’s drug due to adverse reactions
Aug 19, 2010
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has halted testing of a new, experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s after early results indicate the drug could actually worsen patients’ conditions, the company...
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...
Enhancements added to incontinence products
Dec 06, 2017
TENA®, an Essity company, announced it has added enhancements to its absorbent product portfolio. TENA® Premium Briefs, Protective Underwear and Heavy Pad incontinence products will now feature TENA®...
Sepsis a menace for seniors with frailty; reduce antibiotics with care, say experts
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 27, 2020
A 55-year-old with severe frailty is just as likely to develop sepsis as an non-frail 85-year-old, investigators have found. Prescribers may wish to take note, they say.
New cases of antifungal-resistant yeast infections in nursing homes alarm CDC
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 26, 2021
For the first time, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention has identified U.S. nursing home residents and hospital patients with candida auris yeast infections that resist all first-line antifungal...
Piloting antimicrobial stewardship efforts in long-term care
Aug 19, 2015
Antimicrobial stewardship is a team effort, particularly in pediatric long-term care.
How to do it…Wound care
Feb 01, 2012
All long-term care nurses and aides need to consider themselves wound care “specialists.” It also helps if caregivers can get residents engaged in facets of their own wound care. Experts advise...
Ask the treatment expert … about wound cultures
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Dec 01, 2013
Are wound cultures the best method to determine if a wound is infected?
Seniors with recent shingles episodes are not likely to face recurrence, study suggests
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 06, 2012
Elderly adults who have had a single episode of shingles have a relatively low short-term risk for coming down with the painful skin condition again, regardless of vaccination status, new research suggests.
Common diseases less likely to kill nurses, study finds
Jan 15, 2008
Risks from heart disease, stroke and certain cancers are much lower for registered nurses than for others, according to a report from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.