Seasonal flu vax guidance released, with drug preferences for seniors
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 26, 2022
The CDC’s new guidance for the 2022-2023 flu season includes preferential advice on which drugs to prescribe for older adults.
Residents asking about medical cannabis? A senior living community brought in the experts
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2022
Inspīr Carnegie Hill brought in a cannabis doctor and dispensary pharmacist to field questions from residents and their families after New York state legalized recreational adult use of marijuana this...
New program will test clinician awareness of drugs known to increase falls in dementia
Aug 23, 2022
The Stop-Falls-D program uses prompts to help reduce the use of drugs that affect the central nervous system, such as sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and pain relievers, in patients with dementia.
Pfizer asks FDA to approve omicron-specific booster shot
Aug 22, 2022
The drug company says that its new mRNA vaccine produces an immune response against the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants.
CDC director calls for agency’s overhaul, citing pandemic performance
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 17, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will reorganize, with a new, action-oriented culture that better serves public health, Director Rochelle Walensky told her staff Wednesday.
FDA approves over-the-counter hearing aids, no exams required
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 17, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration has established a new category of over-the-counter hearing aids that don’t require oversight by audiologists for purchase, according to a final rule announced Tuesday.
Inaccurate pressure injury reporting compromises CMS safety ratings: study
Aug 12, 2022
Nursing home pressure injuries are widely underreported, casting doubt on a key measure of resident safety used in federal facility ratings, University of Chicago researchers say.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 3
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Aug 03, 2022
Hospital readmission incentives on hold, and ‘no one wins but Medicare’ … $10.3 million settlement sends ‘strong warning’ to employers with vaccine mandates, attorney says … NY Health Department...
Expanded methadone access urged for SNF residents with opioid use disorder
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 28, 2022
Policy changes are needed to help to improve older adults’ recovery rates in the skilled nursing facility population, according to a call for regulatory reform published Tuesday.
White House to detail strategies to support next generation of COVID immunizations
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 26, 2022
Intranasal vaccines and pan-coronavirus drugs are on the table in a new push toward corralling COVID-19 — despite uncertainties about support and federal funding, a new report finds.