Providers see slight increase in COVID vaccine uptake among staff … FDA revokes EUA for Battelle mask decontamination system … Top 20 drugs by worldwide sales in 2020 reported … Eye and skin irritant...
Valid dementia verdict? Nursing home and hospital diagnoses now better aligned, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
May 03, 2021
Medicare’s dementia claim measures appear to have become more sensitive in recent years, agreeing more closely with hospital-based measures overall and for certain populations than in the past, investigators...
Rare blood clots more likely after COVID infection than from vaccine: AHA/ASA special report
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Alicia Lasek
May 03, 2021
Although “extremely rare” in each case, the likelihood of a dangerous blood clot condition is eight to 10 times higher following a COVID-19 infection than it is after receiving the J&J vaccine, the...
Even in people with normal blood pressure, meds reduce adverse heart events
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Alicia Lasek
May 03, 2021
Treatment with blood pressure-lowering medications should be a cornerstone of cardiovascular risk prevention — and not based solely on prior history of cardiovascular disease or blood pressure status,...
Clinical briefs for Monday, May 3
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Alicia Lasek
May 03, 2021
Feds push combo therapy treatments in LTC to combat new COVID variants … People connections buoyed elders during pandemic, investigators say … Task force pinpoints eldercare services that drive up...
Driving behaviors reveal early signs of dementia in real-world study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 30, 2021
Researchers were able to predict mild cognitive impairment and dementia with 88% accuracy when analyzing results from in-vehicle recording devices in a real-world setting.
Chair-based exercise boosts function for ambulatory and wheelchair-using residents
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 30, 2021
Creative chair-based exercise may lead to significant improvement in a variety of mobility, cognitive and well-being measures, researchers say.
Dementia risk rises with younger age of type 2 diabetes onset: study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 30, 2021
The odds of dementia in later life are greater the younger an adult is when diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, investigators say. But prediabetes and late-life diabetes diagnoses are not linked to subsequent...
Clinical briefs for Friday, April 30
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 30, 2021
CDC Foundation, Amgen to launch falls prevention campaign … What is ‘typical’ Alzheimer’s? 4 subtypes can lead to different symptoms, study finds … Telehealth increases nurses’ workload,...
Q&A: Clinical best practices when gauging residents’ end-of-life preferences — a POLST expert weighs...
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 29, 2021
There’s a clear need to improve the quality of Physician’s Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, or POLST, in nursing homes, says Susan E. Hickman, Ph.D. An expert on the subject, she spoke with...