Study: Seniors recover from fall-inducing vertigo on par with younger adults
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 04, 2021
Older adults are just as likely to benefit from a specialized treatment that can eliminate problems with intense dizziness, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Nov. 4
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 04, 2021
Hospice providers applaud actions in CMS’s home health final rule … Assisted living providers who don’t comply with COVID-19 vaccine mandate face $15 million in fines … Insulin prescribing for...
Survey: Short-stay residents want more help with meds, clinician connections upon discharge
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 03, 2021
Fully 80% of respondents said they received and understood their discharge instructions. But at least two-thirds would have liked more help with their medication regimen, physician referrals, and other...
LTC docs urge peers to rapidly increase use of COVID-19 antibody drugs
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 03, 2021
Industry geriatricians have compiled resources for their LTC peers who have not yet come on board with monoclonal antibody treatments. Resident immunity to COVID-19 is declining, and mAbs may prevent hospital...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Nov. 3
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 03, 2021
House democrats reach deal to reduce prescription drug prices … Watch for recycled medical gloves, feds warn healthcare facilities … CMS incentive programs tied to 6% decline in hospital C. diff infections...
Long-term care left behind in race to nab COVID monoclonal antibodies: report
Nov 02, 2021
Delayed shipments of antibody doses are putting residents’ lives at risk after federal authorities barred direct orders of the drugs, LTC clinicians say.
FDA approves first-ever eye drop that corrects age-related vision loss
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2021
The new drug, Vuity, adjusts pupil size and corrects near vision without affecting distance vision, drugmaker Allergan says.
Longer waits for PT raise odds of chronic opioid use in knee replacement: study
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2021
Chronic opioid use is less likely in patients who start physical therapy within 30 days of surgery and have at least six sessions, a new study finds.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 2
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2021
Unvaccinated workers to pay for tests under federal vaccine mandate, report says … CNA Resource Center formed to address hardships faced by critical LTC workers … CDC: Coronavirus vaccination more...
CMS’s goal: All Medicare, most Medicaid recipients in an affordable care plan by 2030
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 01, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a radical, 10-year overhaul to its care delivery programs that could have a major impact on the long-term care sector.