Cognitive evaluations must become routine in primary care, experts say
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 19, 2023
“Sweeping changes” are needed to improve the rate of cognitive impairment detection by primary care providers, according to new recommendations from a workgroup of national experts.
Weight loss linked to 10 percent higher mortality in elders, particularly men
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 12, 2023
Study results highlight the importance of monitoring older patients who present with weight loss in the clinical setting, researchers say.
FDA to withdraw certain drug-related guidances with end of PHE
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 14, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a notice detailing which COVID-19-related guidances will expire when the public health emergency ends as scheduled on May 11, and which guidances will remain...
Dementia decline could be slowed by antiseizure meds in some cases, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 05, 2022
The results revealed profound early decline among dementia patients with active seizures, including worse cognitive and mental health, and daily functioning.
Nursing home COVID deaths level off, likely due to visits, unvaccinated staff, AARP reports
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2021
The virus remains a threat, with more than 10,000 residents and staff members contracting the disease and 800 dying from it each month in federally certified facilities, according to a new analysis of...
Anxiety-related events such as fainting reported after COVID vaccination
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Alicia Lasek
May 05, 2021
Clusters of medical events linked to anxiety have occurred during mass vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine, according to the CDC.
CDC: Vaccine hesitancy falls in priority groups, but only half of adults under 65 willing
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2021
The most recent agency data show an increase in the number of willing vaccine recipients among groups prioritized for vaccination. Messages from clinicians could further boost confidence, investigators...
FDA: Viral mutations unlikely to cause false negatives in COVID-19 tests
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 11, 2021
The agency has alerted healthcare providers that it is monitoring approved SARS-CoV-2 molecular tests to ensure that new viral mutations do not alter their accuracy.
Nursing facilities in ‘hot spots’ to receive first batch of COVID-19 test equipment
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 16, 2020
About 2,000 nursing homes in regions where COVID-19 case counts are high will be the first to receive on-site diagnostic testing equipment from the federal government.
Air purification installation cuts infections by 40 percent in continuing care facility
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Alicia Lasek
May 25, 2023
Installing medical grade air purification technology on one floor of a Pennsylvania senior living community resulted in a 40% relative reduction in healthcare-associated infections.