AMDA launches ‘Moving Needles’ vaccination initiative across 3 LTC organizations
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 28, 2022
AMDA and the CDC are collaborating on a pilot program with 3 long-term care operators toward a goal of setting industry-wide standards for routine vaccinations in resident and staff.
Expanded methadone access urged for SNF residents with opioid use disorder
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 28, 2022
Policy changes are needed to help to improve older adults’ recovery rates in the skilled nursing facility population, according to a call for regulatory reform published Tuesday.
Researchers develop new standard thresholds for grip strength, a predictor of mortality risk
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 28, 2022
A new study has directly linked handgrip strength to remaining life expectancy, and set new thresholds for detecting increased mortality risk early on, researchers say.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, July 28
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 28, 2022
Study details how COVID outbreaks led to lasting staff loss in nursing homes — and poses solutions … McKnight’s podcast: Why LTC providers must embrace more palliative care … Thursday’s CDC...
Fall vaccination campaign could avert 160,000 U.S. deaths, analysts project
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 27, 2022
Fully 160,000 deaths and 1.7 million hospitalizations could be averted if 80% of the eligible U.S. population received COVID-19 booster doses this fall, the Commonwealth Fund estimates in a new report.
Oral antivirals most effective for COVID patients with milder disease, study authors contend
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 27, 2022
Molnupiravir and Paxlovid appear to reduce the risk of death and hospital admission without increasing adverse events in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, a sweeping review of studies has found.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, July 27
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 27, 2022
State’s LTC facilities reminded not to refuse admission to COVID-positive residents … New USPSTF guidance: Clinicians should provide individualized dietary counseling … Allegations of fabricated...
Pandemic has taken significant toll on patients with dementia, geriatricians say
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 26, 2022
The pandemic has hastened the cognitive decline of patients with dementia in unprecedented ways, doctors confirm. Despite rising cases, clinicians must emphasize socialization, they say.
White House to detail strategies to support next generation of COVID immunizations
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 26, 2022
Intranasal vaccines and pan-coronavirus drugs are on the table in a new push toward corralling COVID-19 — despite uncertainties about support and federal funding, a new report finds.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, July 26
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 26, 2022
Recent evaluation ups chances that hearing loss is addressed: study … Researchers launch free tool to help detect primary progressive aphasia … Physicians’ groups say lawsuit threatens access to...