New research shows improper use and lack of monitoring of popular blood thinners can put residents at risk for hospitalization, life-threatening injury and death.
Experimental Alzheimer’s drug fails to deliver in closely watched clinical trial
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McKnight's Staff
Jul 25, 2012
Alzheimer’s researchers met with disappointment Monday when officials from Pfizer announced that the experimental drug bapineuzumab failed to improve dementia symptoms in a Phase 3 trial.
Time from infection to COVID symptoms shortens with each new variant, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2022
The average incubation period of SARS-CoV-2 has gradually shortened, from 5 days to 3.4. Determining incubation periods can help to pinpoint effective patient isolation periods, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 1
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 01, 2021
Regeneron’s COVID-19 antibody drug may be less effective against omicron, drugmaker says … Pandemic taking toll on healthcare workers’ sleep patterns … Ambulance staffing shortage frustrating nursing...
Feds halt an Eli Lilly antibody therapy in 3 states due to variant fears, while boosting the treatment...
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 19, 2021
A COVID-19 variant circulating widely in California, Arizona and Nevada has rendered bamlanivimab alone ineffective, an FDA official reports. But Lilly says an approved alternative treatment “maintains...
Bill would tighten oversight of compounding pharmacies
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 16, 2013
A bill proposed in the House of Representatives would increase oversight of compounding pharmacies, which long-term care operators and other healthcare stakeholders called for after last year’s deadly...
Discovery: Tremor disorder in seniors often misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s
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Haymarket Media
Jan 30, 2004
Researchers say they have discovered a tremor disorder in adults that is often mistaken for Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s and is linked to fragile X syndrome in children, reports a study in the...
House IPAB repeal advances
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2015
The House of Representatives voted in June to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a Medicare cost containment entity created under the Affordable Care Act.
Worms may reveal insights into wound healing response
By
John O'Connor
Jan 03, 2012
California researchers may have found an unlikely key to unlocking the secrets of wound healing in humans: the roundworm.
Experts unmask COVID-19 myths lurking in laundries
By
John Hall
Mar 01, 2021
Despite fear and even more laundry, smart infection control procedures can protect in-house facilities.