Meds with potential to transform senior care make Drugs to Watch report
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 19, 2023
A number of pre-launch drugs are on track to address unmet patient needs in dementia, Parkinson’s disease and other ailments, say the authors of a 2023 report.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Jan. 20
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 19, 2023
Providers recommend moratorium on new hospices in some U.S. regions …FDA extends shelf life of certain Paxlovid lots to 24 months … AHA: Stroke symptoms that fade within the hour still require an emergency...
CMS to begin audits for schizophrenia coding, says citations will affect quality ratings
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 19, 2023
The agency will start auditing nursing homes this month to determine whether residents’ schizophrenia diagnoses are accurate and appropriately coded. A pattern of inaccurate coding may result in a quality...
Many healthcare workers dogged by symptoms of pandemic stress: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 19, 2023
More than half of frontline healthcare workers have been affected by subclinical symptoms of post-traumatic stress related to the pandemic, a regional investigation has found.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Jan. 19
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 18, 2023
Fueled by COVID-19, Candida Auris spreads largely unnoticed … Moderna’s experimental RSV vaccine 84% effective in seniors … More women over age 65 have late-stage cervical cancer … Study finds...
CDC: Stroke ‘very unlikely’ in seniors who receive updated COVID vaccine booster
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 18, 2023
The CDC is investigating bivalent booster shot safety after one of its monitoring systems flagged a potential risk of stroke among seniors.
Shortest possible antibiotic therapy protects UTI-prone patients, researchers report
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 18, 2023
Seven to 10 days of antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infection is an effective duration for preventing recurrence, a new study finds.
Two drugs commonly used to treat heart failure equally improve patient survival, a finding that has “immediate clinical applications,” investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Jan. 18
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 18, 2023
Medicaid HCBS study shows ‘we still know very little’ about COVID in senior living … FDA video explains new category of OTC hearing aids … NIH: Probiotic slashes S. aureus colonization in mid-stage...
Hearing aid use linked to lower dementia prevalence, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 16, 2023
Moderate-to-severe hearing loss was associated with a 61% higher prevalence of dementia, while hearing aid use was tied to a 32% lower prevalence in a nationally representative population.