CMS shares LTC booster data; coverage among residents meets national average
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2022
Nursing home booster vaccination data is now available on the Medicare.gov Care Compare website as part of CMS’s effort to help increase facility vaccination coverage, the agency said Wednesday.
CPAP treatment may not ease sleep apnea in patients older than 80
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2022
Continuous positive airway pressure is the gold standard treatment for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea. But it may not be effective in elderly adults, investigators say
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Feb. 10
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2022
Nursing home visitation policies, omicron both ease … States move to lift indoor mask mandates, CDC says ‘we’re not there yet’ … Daily acetaminophen use raises systolic blood pressure in patients...
Study unveils ‘silent epidemic’ of loneliness among older women during pandemic
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 09, 2022
Data from the Women’s Health Initiative show that rates of loneliness in women aged 70 and older have increased during the pandemic, with 19% reporting severe troubles, investigators say.
Hospital’s coronavirus containment success a model for other facilities, researchers say
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 09, 2022
A testing and mask protocol that rapidly stopped the spread of COVID-19 in two hospital units during the omicron surge may be a useful model for other facilities to emulate, researchers say.
Most U.S. adults use non-opioids to treat chronic pain: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 09, 2022
Most American adults use alternatives to opioid drugs such as complementary medicine to manage their pain, but psychological therapies are infrequently implemented, researchers say.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 9
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 09, 2022
Higher pay not a cure-all for nurse retention, study shows … Majority of public support ongoing Aduhelm trials, would accept greater coverage costs, poll finds … 3G mobile network shutdown starts...
Tonko, LaHood urge HHS to expand access to Aduhelm, similar Alzheimer’s drugs
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 08, 2022
The Medicare coverage proposal for these drugs is too restrictive, limiting potential benefits to a select few, the two congressmen argue in a letter sent Monday to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.
CDC: More than 10 percent of COVID-19 patients develop new post-acute illnesses
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 08, 2022
Clinicians should be on the lookout for symptoms of certain new illnesses in the months after hospitalized patients recover from COVID-19, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Feb. 8
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 08, 2022
More than 201,000 in long-term care have died from COVID-19. That’s likely an undercount, analysts say … CDC endorses FDA’s full approval for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax … Ohio senate...