Nursing home residents consume too many inflammation-causing foods, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 30, 2023
There is room for improvement in the diets of nursing home residents who consume a high proportion of foods linked to inflammation, according to a new study of data across 32 nursing homes.
Risk for acute myocardial infarction increased for patients with pneumonia
Mar 30, 2023
The elevated risk for heart attack is seen among patients with laboratory-confirmed invasive pneumococcal disease, and persists for one year, investigators report.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, March 30
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 29, 2023
Nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) cuts risk for post-COVID condition: study … Positive social connections tied to better physical health measures … Study supports apixaban use for people with dementia and Afib...
New VA program to target 30K veterans for improved cholesterol care
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2023
U.S. veterans with cardiovascular disease and stubborn high cholesterol are the focus of a new program that aims to lower their risk of recurrent heart attack or stroke.
WHO adapts COVID vaccine guidance, keeps focus on at-risk older adults
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 29, 2023
The updated vaccine guidance is a response to the omicron era and high levels of population immunity, according to the WHO’s vaccine advisors.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, March 29
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 29, 2023
Added scrutiny forces state to triple SNF citation amounts … Foodborne E. coli may be causing many urinary tract infections … Routine pre-op medical consults don’t improve surgery outcomes … Claims...
U.S. hospices lack standard for benzodiazepines, antipsychotics use: study
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2023
Investigators have found significant variation in what is considered clinically appropriate use of these drugs for the U.S. hospice population.
Catheter-linked UTIs more likely to resist antibiotics, large study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2023
The results emphasize the need for urine sampling and culturing before treating catheter-associated UTIs, and the importance of considering therapeutic alternatives, investigators say.
FDA aims to expand the use of salt substitutes in processed foods
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2023
The FDA wants to allow manufacturers of regulated, everyday foods to replace salt with “safe and suitable” substitutes.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, March 28
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2023
CMS tightens guidance for nursing home dialysis providers … CDC: TB cases rose in 2022, but haven’t hit prepandemic levels … FDA panel backs accelerated approval for Biogen’s ALS drug … Low...