Sedative antidepressant for agitation? Mirtazapine may not work
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 25, 2021
An antidepressant commonly used to address agitation in long-term care residents with dementia does not work any better than a placebo, a new study finds.
Clinical Daily briefs for Monday, Oct. 25
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 25, 2021
Family Service Society takes Gold for use of COVID-19 screening technology … Antibiotics used in dialysis patients linked with sudden cardiac death … CDC: COVID vaccine recipients have lower non-COVID-19...
COVID-19 vaccine booster jab has 96 percent efficacy, Pfizer reveals
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 22, 2021
A third dose of Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine restores protection against the disease to levels achieved after the second dose, a large new trial shows.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Oct. 22
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 22, 2021
McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards gives Gold to long-term care, senior living communities for technology that supports residents’ mental health during pandemic … ‘Unconscionable’: Largest...
FDA expands COVID booster shot access; says vaccines can be mixed or matched
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 21, 2021
The agency has amended the emergency use authorizations for Moderna’s and Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccines to allow for the use of a single booster dose in certain eligible groups.
Poorly controlled pain linked to disruptive behaviors in residents with dementia
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 21, 2021
Residents with uncontrolled pain are more likely to exhibit depression and behavioral symptoms including signs of psychosis, rejection of care and physical and verbal aggression, investigators say.
Flu cases up 23 percent over 2020, Walgreens data show
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 21, 2021
Nevada tops the list and Southern communities overall are showing some of the highest and most widespread flu activity, according to an index based on antiviral prescriptions data.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Oct. 21
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 21, 2021
Former SNF operator out $300,000 after failing to provide sign language services … 5-minute cognitive assessment for mobile phones, iPads receives FDA medical device clearance … Aduhelm’s makers...
FDA moves to discard hearing aid prescription rule in favor of OTC devices
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 20, 2021
Adults with mild to moderate hearing loss would be able to obtain certain air-conduction hearing aids without a prescription under a new proposed rule. Whether this change would benefit long-term care...
Federal health officials to OK mix-and-match booster vaccinations: report
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 20, 2021
Clinicians will be free to administer any of the three U.S.-approved COVID-19 vaccines to eligible recipients once Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots are authorized, sources say.