Older adults’ care preferences honored, but inequities apparent, analysts find
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 16, 2023
More adults are saying that their healthcare preferences are considered by their providers, a 9.5% increase from 2014 to 2020. But the data also highlight inequities, investigators say.
Higher flavonoid intake may lower systolic blood pressure
Aug 23, 2021
Higher consumption of berries, red wine linked to lower SBP; association partly explained by microbial factors.
IDSA issues guidance on treating antimicrobial-resistant infections
Dec 14, 2021
Guidance focuses on AmpC β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales, carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii, S. maltophilia infections
Excess niacin may be bad for your heart
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 21, 2024
Too much of the B vitamin niacin can increase inflammation and damage blood vessels, according to a study published Monday in Nature Medicine.
Service dogs sniff out COVID-19 in nursing homes
By
Foster Stubbs
Mar 01, 2023
Dog may be man’s best friend, but he is quickly becoming COVID-19’s worst enemy in some lucky nursing homes. Scarlett and Rizzo, two yellow labrador retrievers, are an effective virus-sensing...
Known risk factors don’t explain vast contrasts in cognitive abilities as we age: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 12, 2023
At age 54, key factors linked to cognitive abilities — such as education — explained only 38% of the variation in functioning among study participants.
Flu now rampaging in long-term care facilities nationwide, officials confirm
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 20, 2015
Long-term care facilities across the country are being hit hard by the seasonal flu, due in part to a problem with this year’s vaccine, federal officials stated late last week.
Active lifestyle may slow inherited frontotemporal dementia
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 08, 2020
A lifestyle that’s physically and mentally active may help slow the progression of inherited frontotemporal dementia, according to an ongoing study.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, June 30
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2021
Argentum throws support behind Nurses Care Act, qualifying TNAs beyond pandemic … Moderna’s COVID shot effective against Delta variant in lab study … ‘Biased and misleading’: No holds barred...
Former SNF worker charged with murder in resident death
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Feb 17, 2016
A former Illinois nursing home employee was charged on Tuesday in the murder of a resident.