Booster shots cut COVID spread among residents, but nursing home rollout remains spotty
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 30, 2021
Booster vaccinations are reducing COVID-19 cases among nursing facility residents, the CDC reports. But industry case counts are hovering at 4,000 per week, and it remains unclear how many U.S. facilities...
Slow down: Rushed care elicits behavioral responses from residents with dementia
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 30, 2021
Strategic workplace management may help to prevent instances of rushed care that can lead to resident behaviors such as hitting and yelling, a new study of nursing home caregivers suggests.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 30
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 30, 2021
‘Fully vaccinated’ may be moving target in face of breakthroughs, omicron … Merck’s COVID-19 pill effective, but less so than first shown, FDA finds … 3 more states join lawsuit challenging CMS...
COVID-19 vaccination poses no risk of serious adverse events to elderly, large study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 29, 2021
People aged 75 years and older have zero risk of serious adverse cardiovascular events after vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, a new national study has found.
Anticoagulants advised following certain COVID-19 acute-care stays
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 29, 2021
Clinicians disagree about the need for continued anticoagulation therapy to reduce blood clot risks following COVID-19 hospitalization. A new study suggests that patients with certain medical histories...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Nov. 29
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 29, 2021
Referrals to SNFs ‘severely limited’ during COVID surge, single-hospital study finds … Antibiotic -resistant infections could be ‘catastrophic’ by 2050: scientists … Treating insomnia with...
CMS to nursing homes: Enjoy the holidays but stay vigilant
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 24, 2021
CMS has suggestions on how to handle visitation while keeping infection control and prevention principles top of mind during the holidays.
Biden administration asks court to revive workplace vaccine mandate
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 24, 2021
The Biden administration has asked the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate a federal workplace COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate after the enforcement was suspended.
Harms of overdiagnosis outweigh benefits of mammography after age 75: study
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 24, 2021
Overdiagnosis and overtreatment after late-life screenings may harm more older women than are helped — especially those with multiple comorbidities, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Nov. 24
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 24, 2021
Aduhelm tied to brain swelling in nearly 40% of patients, but few have symptoms, drugmaker says … Operators push back as nursing homes fined nearly $1 million over state vaccination rules … BP drug...