Time from infection to COVID symptoms shortens with each new variant, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2022
The average incubation period of SARS-CoV-2 has gradually shortened, from 5 days to 3.4. Determining incubation periods can help to pinpoint effective patient isolation periods, investigators say.
U.S. life expectancy dropped by average of 2 years in 2020, new data reveal
Aug 24, 2022
Life expectancy in the United States fell by an average of two years between 2019 and 2020, across all 50 states and Washington D.C., according to the latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 24
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2022
Will the Inflation Reduction Act improve drug access equity? … Poor heart health linked to premature brain aging … Study reveals why Alzheimer’s can disrupt visual memory … Breathing patterns hint...
Feds’ antipsychotics program fails to reduce prescriptions in assisted living
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 23, 2022
In a federal initiative to reduce unnecessary antipsychotics prescribing, results in assisted living didn’t match the successes seen in nursing homes, a new study reveals.
New program will test clinician awareness of drugs known to increase falls in dementia
Aug 23, 2022
The Stop-Falls-D program uses prompts to help reduce the use of drugs that affect the central nervous system, such as sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and pain relievers, in patients with dementia.
Pfizer asks FDA to approve omicron-specific booster shot
Aug 22, 2022
The drug company says that its new mRNA vaccine produces an immune response against the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 23
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 23, 2022
CMS bulletin presses states to drive better resident outcomes using their Medicaid authority … HHS expands HCBS services … Paxlovid linked to 45% lower risk of poor outcomes in the vaccinated … Fauci,...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Aug. 22
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 22, 2022
Whistleblowers claim they were fired for outing deadly nursing home COVID outbreak … Kentucky to offer PACE program to nursing home-eligible adults … FDA approves Axsome’s rapid-acting depression...
AARP: Nursing home residents in West bearing brunt of COVID infection uptick
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 22, 2022
Nursing home deaths and cases continued to rise in July for the third consecutive month, according to the latest analysis of federal data. Weekly upticks hint that the increases have not yet peaked.
CMS prompts nursing homes to prepare for end of PHE waivers, flexibilities
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 22, 2022
The agency has asked providers to quickly reestablish previous health and safety standards and billing practices, and is directing providers to new resources.