Light exposure during sleep linked to obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure in seniors
Jun 24, 2022
Older men and women who are exposed to any amount of light while sleeping are more likely to have these chronic conditions than their peers who sleep in total darkness, investigators have found.
Clinical briefs for Friday, June 24
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 24, 2022
Bipartisan Senate caucus asks CMS to support palliative care in assisted living … Calif. top court to consider employer liability for COVID infections in employees’ families … USPSTF recommends against...
Fourth COVID shot better protects LTC residents against omicron, study shows
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 24, 2022
Long-term care residents who get a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are at a reduced risk of being hospitalized or dying from the disease during an omicron-related surge, Israeli researchers say.
Former DON pleads guilty to making fake COVID-19 vaccine cards
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Danielle Brown
Jun 24, 2022
The former director of nursing at a South Carolina skilled nursing facility has pleaded guilty in a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccine card case, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.
Residents with COVID-19 booster vax get omicron immunity bump, nursing home study finds
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 23, 2022
A booster shot lifted omicron-neutralizing immune activity to the detectable range in 86% of nursing home residents and in 93% of healthcare workers, an investigation finds.
Diabetes control slows overt heart failure in seniors, Johns Hopkins’ study finds
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 23, 2022
Well-controlled diabetes has the potential to help stall the progression of early-stage heart failure to dangerous, late-stage disease, researchers say.
Boxing program eases Parkinson’s disease motor and non-motor symptoms
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 23, 2022
A three-month boxing program reduced motor and non-motor symptoms in participants with Parkinson’s disease, a new study finds.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, June 23
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 23, 2022
Clinical trial: Messages from docs upped vaccinations in Black, Latino elders … U.S. Supreme Court sides with insurer on out-of-network dialysis providers … Senators introduce bill to protect seniors’...
Call for tougher SNF licensing rules loses support
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 23, 2022
A measure aimed at strengthening California’s licensing requirements for potential buyers of skilled nursing facilities has begun to lose steam among some lawmakers following changes that reshaped the...
Women at ‘significantly’ higher risk of long COVID, researchers find
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 22, 2022
More women have long-term health effects related to COVID-19 than men. But men are more likely to have kidney and endocrine issues, Investigators say.