As respiratory diseases spike, CDC urges clinicians to offer vaccines, antivirals
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 08, 2022
U.S. health officials have asked clinicians to help lessen the impact of an exceptional respiratory virus season on seniors and other vulnerable Americans.
CDC: 25 percent of seniors develop long-COVID symptoms
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 26, 2022
One in four older COVID-19 survivors have conditions that may be traced to their prior illness. The CDC is urging clinicians to routinely assess older survivors for long COVID.
COVID-19-related neuropsychiatric conditions mirror those of other respiratory illnesses, study finds
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 12, 2022
Disease severity, not pathogen type, is key when treating neuropsychiatric complications after respiratory illness, a new study finds.
Infectious disease experts call on clinicians to recognize threat of RSV in elders
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 28, 2022
It’s time for clinicians to get up-to-date on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and help address the threat it poses to older adults, according to a new report and call to action from the National Foundation...
SNF residents’ acute-care respiratory readmissions rise alongside community flu rates: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 27, 2022
When influenza and RSV virus activity rates rise, acute-care readmissions follow suit for residents of skilled nursing facilities. These relative readmissions rates spike even higher during flu season,...
RSV disrupts daily functioning of older adults, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 07, 2022
Interviews revealed a range of impacts from respiratory syncytial virus, a common scourge of LTC facilities.
Statins have no effect on COVID-19 mortality, Johns Hopkins study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 27, 2021
Statins made no difference in COVID-19 mortality — positive or negative — among 4,500 hospitalized patients, countering previous findings.
RSV shot prevents pneumonia with 80 percent efficacy in older adults, J&J says
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 05, 2021
A vaccine candidate developed to protect vulnerable adults against the common respiratory syncytial virus has shown 80% efficacy in reducing the risk of dangerous lower respiratory tract diseases such...
Panel on non-invasive ventilation seeks to simplify ‘maze’ of regulation for device coverage
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 20, 2021
Recommendations aimed at expediting CMS coverage determinations for non-invasive ventilation devices could help ensure that LTCF residents and others get quick access to lifesaving treatments.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Aug. 12
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 12, 2021
Dental, hearing, vision coverage on ‘front burner’ as lawmakers eye Medicare expansion … CDC: Pregnant women should get vaccinated; SARS-CoV-2 infection linked to preterm births … European drug...