AMDA endorses a national medical order to honor frail residents’ wishes
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 06, 2020
A nationally recognizable POLST form would give seriously ill or frail seniors the ability to communicate treatment preferences across care settings, the organization says.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, November 19
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 18, 2019
New guidelines issued for treating, preventing pressure ulcers … Mexican American seniors at risk of pain-related frailty … High-protein diets may harm your kidneys … FDA OKs new antibacterial drug...
Frozen fecal transplants cure C. diff, could be a game-changer, researchers say
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 25, 2014
Fecal transplants to cure Clostridium difficile could become more common, following a trial that successfully used frozen stool specimens, according to researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.