Pandemic-era investments in telehealth, infection control tech starting to backslide: report … Evusheld found effective in study of immunocompromised patients … Assess seniors with advanced cancer...
Older adults benefit from following physical activity guidelines, new evidence shows
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 01, 2022
The findings offer new insights on the most beneficial amount of weekly muscle strengthening and aerobic activity for older patients, investigators say.
In advance of possible flu surge, vaccination for seniors may cut use of antibiotics
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 01, 2022
Increasing influenza vaccination coverage appears to reduce prescribing for certain classes of antibiotics in seniors, researchers from Kaiser Permanente and Harvard report.
NIA funds $3.7M study of dementia and diabetes in U.S. Latinos
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 01, 2022
A new study will examine how diabetes affects brain changes over time in adults with Hispanic ancestry.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 1
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 01, 2022
Vaccine side effects more likely to follow moderate-to-severe COVID-19 infection … Moral injury program addresses growing evidence of COVID’s frontline impact … COVID-19 vaccines linked to lower...
Long COVID in the spotlight: Stakeholders look toward care, treatments and prevention
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 31, 2022
A picture of numerous, long-lasting symptoms and public health burden has emerged, spurring healthcare stakeholders to take new action in support of clinicians, patients and systems.
Post-acute stroke initiative to invest $1.5M across facilities in three Mountain states
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 31, 2022
A new initiative that includes skilled nursing facilities aims to improve post-acute stroke care starting in Montana, Nebraska and North Dakota.
Omicron BA.2 subvariant tied to less severe illness than delta, original omicron
Oct 28, 2022
Mortality rates are lower for omicron BA.2 than for delta variant and early omicron, investigators report.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Oct. 31
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 31, 2022
In-house hospice unit bucks long-standing SNF underuse … CDC: 20% of U.S. seniors have received bivalent COVID booster shot … Alzheimer’s drug hopeful lecanemab may have contributed to patient’s...
5 top factors influence hearing aid use in patients with dementia
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 28, 2022
Adults with dementia require multiple supports to optimize the use of hearing aids, from help with fit to social reinforcement, investigators report.