Flu vaccination more likely for elderly patients with a female doctor, study shows
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 15, 2021
Patients of female physicians are vaccinated at higher rates than those of male physicians across patient gender, race and ethnic categories, a large Medicare analysis reveals.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, April 15
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 15, 2021
Census Bureau’s new tracker follows COVID vaccine rates and hesitancy trends … Exercise may help slow cognitive decline for some with Parkinson’s disease … France says it will continue giving the...
LTC vaccinators opt to briefly halt J&J shots while awaiting FDA guidance
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 14, 2021
Long-term care pharmacies and clinicians have temporarily paused their use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine following recommendations from health officials. Guidance is needed quickly in order to...
CNAs reduce stress, improve skills with self-compassion training in nursing home study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 14, 2021
Certified nursing assistants improved stress management and found greater compassion toward themselves and residents after participating in courses aimed at healthcare workers, a new study finds.
Gaming platform play improves function in residents with severe dementia: study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 14, 2021
Nursing home residents with severe dementia had significant cognitive and physical skill improvement after training regularly with fitness software that increased motivation, researchers say.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, April 14
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 14, 2021
NIH updates monoclonal antibody COVID treatment protocols … Surveyed community pharmacists say vaccine supply is bigger problem than patient reluctance … B.1.1.7 variant more transmissible but does...
FDA says it’s time to move away from mask reuse
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 13, 2021
Healthcare facilities should move away from decontaminating and reusing disposable masks now that U.S. respirator supply has recovered, the agency says.
An antibody cocktail that halts disease progression in sick COVD-19 patients has been shown to prevent the disease altogether in healthy people who live in close contact with an infected person, the drugmaker...
Google vets health record tool for patients; Microsoft bets on healthcare AI
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 13, 2021
Google is recruiting Android users to see how they prefer to interact with their own health data, and Microsoft is working to develop software that transcribes patient-doctor conversations directly into...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, April 13
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 13, 2021
CMS ends COVID blanket waivers for resident transfers and discharges, roommate changes … Imbalance in gum bacteria linked to Alzheimer’s biomarker … Risk of blood clots high following COVID hospitalization;...