High blood pressure plus COVID doubles risk of hospital stay: study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 25, 2022
Even after three COVID-19 vaccine doses, high blood pressure more than doubles the risk for hospitalization with an omicron variant infection, researchers report.
Resting heart rate an early predictor of resident’s decline, data from contactless monitors show
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 25, 2022
A remote monitoring test in SNFs has found that an elevated resting heart rate may signal a medical crisis up to seven days in advance.
Psychological resilience boosts walking abilities after hip fracture: study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 25, 2022
Higher levels of psychological resilience are linked to greater improvements in walking speed and distance 16 weeks after hip fracture, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Monday, July 25
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 25, 2022
EEOC releases guidance for employee COVID testing … Protective COVID drug Evusheld vastly underused as variant spreads … Top cancer surgeon picked to lead the National Cancer Institute … Vitamin...
Benefits vs. risk: LTC residents have higher odds of adverse vaccine effects
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 22, 2022
Residents had a relatively high risk of post-vaccination events such as fever after a third COVID-19 vaccine dose, a new study finds.
Pharmacists’ initiatives cut seniors’ anticholinergic drugs prescriptions by 73%
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 22, 2022
Including pharmacists as care coordinators helped to significantly reduce anticholinergics prescriptions, researchers report.
Clinical briefs for Friday, July 22
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 22, 2022
SNF provider Dialyze Direct to merge with Renpro Renal Services … COVID-19 lockdown had no ‘clinically relevant’ effect on residents’ mood, behavior, social functioning … Reduced post-acute care...
Post-COVID complaints continue to affect recovered healthcare workers, study finds
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 21, 2022
Pulmonary tests may be useful in the decision to return to work, and should be received regularly after workers with lingering issues are back on the job, investigators say.
CDC endorses Novavax’s COVID shot for primary vaccination; doses to be distributed in U.S.
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 21, 2022
Shipments of the Novavax vaccine have been cleared for release and doses will be distributed by the U.S. government in the coming days.
New findings call basis for antidepressant use into question
Jul 21, 2022
There is no evidence that serotonin is responsible for depression, raising questions about a basis for the widespread use of antidepressant drugs, say the authors of a major review of published research.