Leisure activity helps healthcare workers exit the ‘stress cycle,’ study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 17, 2021
Workers who had more physical activity on their down time were less likely to report feelings of exhaustion, investigators say.
A first: Regeneron’s antibody cocktail cuts mortality by 20 percent in severe COVID
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 17, 2021
The results are promising for vulnerable COVID-19 patients who can’t mount their own immune response to the disease, the study revealed. The findings also may ease uncertainty about the value of...
McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo kicks off at 10:30 a.m. ET; Registration still open
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 17, 2021
The virtual doors will open at 10:30 a.m. ET today. Attendees can still register, and have the opportunity to earn up to three CE credits while learning about workforce issues, technology and falls prevention.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, June 17
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 17, 2021
Chatbots for dementia still in their infancy, tech researchers find … What to know about new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, from scientist who led the trials … Advocacy group urges OIG to investigate...
Off-season RSV infections hit the South; CDC urges testing in long-term care
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 16, 2021
Long-term care providers should keep a lookout — and potentially test for — a common respiratory virus that is spreading off-season in the southern United States, according to a CDC health alert. Staff...
Reach for N95s when community COVID rates spike, Harvard scientists urge healthcare workers
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 16, 2021
The CDC has relaxed rules for wearing respirators in healthcare settings, but a team of Harvard doctors is encouraging workers to keep an eye on local COVID-19 rates. The superior fit and filtration of...
CBT is ‘highly effective’ for chronic insomnia in the oldest adults, new study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 16, 2021
Despite the medical complexity and advanced age of study participants, cognitive behavioral therapy reduced insomnia severity, improved sleep efficacy, and decreased the time it took to fall asleep, geriatrician-researchers...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, June 16
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 16, 2021
NIH spotlights promising nasal spray antibody treatment for COVID … Anticoagulation therapy linked to lower COVID death rates: study … Spurned LTC pharmacies push again to receive Provider Relief Funds...
COVID mortality for assisted living residents merits attention, new data suggest
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 15, 2021
Assisted living residents had 17% higher rates of overall mortality in 2020 compared with the year prior, CMS data show. That’s in line with the experience of nursing homes, and is likely an underestimate,...
Criticism, confusion and hope: new Alzheimer’s drug receives messy welcome
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 15, 2021
Clinicians’ responses to the controversial approval of Aduhelm range between excitement and disapproval, with questions abounding on how to advise patients on treatment and the cost to patients and...