Simple hygiene beats visitor contact precautions to reduce C. diff rate: study
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 01, 2021
Visitor contact precautions made little difference in protecting against Clostridium difficile in the elderly when compared with small changes in normal daily hygiene, new research has found.
Clinical briefs for Monday, March 1
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 01, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine shipments to jump 40% this week … FDA: Pfizer vaccine can be stored at higher temp for up to 2 weeks … Statins again linked to reduced COVID-19 mortality — this time by 50% … The...
Coronavirus reinfections in Kentucky nursing home worse second time around, officials say
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 26, 2021
Five residents of a skilled nursing facility tested positive twice for SARS-CoV-2 in separate outbreaks three months apart, before vaccines were available. The disease course was more severe in the second...
Time to allow visits: Vaccine success supports reopening in long-term care, advocates say
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 26, 2021
State and federal officials are being urged to ease visitation restrictions as COVID-19 vaccinations continue and cases fall among residents.
Anxiety, depression tied to earlier Alzheimer’s symptom onset
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 26, 2021
People with anxiety or depression and Alzheimer’s may show dementia symptoms two to three years earlier than their peers without these diagnoses, researchers say.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Feb. 26
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 26, 2021
Fauci seeks therapies for long-lasting COVID-19 symptoms … ‘Real-world’ trial of Pfizer vaccine finds 93% protection at two doses … White House HHS nominee challenged on home state’s pandemic...
J&J coronavirus shot nears U.S. approval with 66% efficacy, but data on elders limited
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 25, 2021
There were no COVID-19-related deaths or cases requiring medical intervention four weeks or more after vaccination in adults age 60 and older. But there were not enough participants aged 75 and older to...
Phone therapy relieves seniors’ insomnia and pain, Kaiser study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 25, 2021
At 12 months, fully 56% of participants who received phone-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy were still in remission from insomnia, compared with 26% of the control group.
Older adults often assume new prescriptions have no side effects
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 25, 2021
Clinicians may want to intentionally emphasize side effects when prescribing new medications to older patients, a new study suggests.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Feb. 25
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 25, 2021
Dementia care report should be ‘catalyst for change,’ committee says … Pain perception may be early disease marker in Alzheimer’s gene carriers … Nursing home first-dose vaccination data released...