Hospital’s coronavirus containment success a model for other facilities, researchers say
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
Night shift linked to insomnia and stress symptoms in nurses, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 04, 2022
The effects of poor sleep shouldn’t be overlooked in nurses — especially those who work night shifts, investigators say.
Score on fatigue scale predicts 3-year likelihood of death in seniors
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 04, 2022
Older study participants who scored higher on a standardized scale had twice the mortality risk of their peers. Investigators recommend exercise for lowering one’s “fatigability” score.
Clinical Daily briefs for Friday, Feb. 4
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 04, 2022
CMS to providers: don’t deny visitors if you don’t have tests … Gout moves patients higher up the severe COVID-19 risk list … Stay home when a rapid test comes back positive on day 6, virologists...
New COVID-19 test kits promised as LTC operators contend with shortages, slow PCR results
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 03, 2022
Five million Celltion brand rapid tests will be shipped over a five-week period to facilities as they contend with testing supply shortages and slow lab turnaround times.