Federal health officials to OK mix-and-match booster vaccinations: report
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 20, 2021
Clinicians will be free to administer any of the three U.S.-approved COVID-19 vaccines to eligible recipients once Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots are authorized, sources say.
Berries, mixed foods may raise Listeria risk for LTC facilities, outbreak analysis finds
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2021
Long-term care facilities may be susceptible to listeriosis outbreaks, investigators say. These infections tend to crop up as single but severe cases over a prolonged time period.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 20
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 20, 2021
Minnesota to train National Guard soldiers to help in long-term care facilities … Male sex, older age tied to failed treatment for community-acquired pneumonia … Women, individuals with more education...
Nearly 200 Connecticut providers at risk of $20K per day fines over vaccine mandate
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Danielle Brown
Oct 19, 2021
Close to 200 Connecticut long-term care providers could be hit with fines of up to $20,000 per day for not complying with the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate that went into effect in late September.
FDA approves first nasal spray for chronic dry eyes
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2021
Sprayed twice daily into each nostril, Tyrvaya reduced eye dryness within four weeks in clinical trials. The medication will be available by prescription beginning in November, the developer says.
Low-dose aspirin does not reduce adverse heart, lung outcomes in stable COVID patients: study
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2021
Contrary to some clinical observations, aspirin and apixaban (Eliquis) do not reduce the rate of major adverse cardiovascular or pulmonary outcomes in stable outpatients with symptomatic COVID-19, researchers...
Nearly all staff are vaccinated in majority of Connecticut’s long-term care facilities
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2021
One state is experiencing success with its COVID-19 vaccination mandate: Fully three quarters of LTC facilities in Connecticut have a 95% staff vaccination rate, its Department of Public Health announced...
Nursing home COVID cases, deaths trending downward, CDC’s latest data show
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 18, 2021
Rates have steadily fallen since an uptick in September, according to data submitted by facilities to the agency’s National Healthcare Safety Network.
Heparin emerging as a lifesaver for moderately ill COVID patients
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 18, 2021
High doses of the anticoagulant reduce the risk of developing the dangerous blood clots that are a hallmark of COVID-19, two new studies confirm.
How a long-term care operator used immigrant program to overcome chronic staff shortages
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Danielle Brown
Oct 18, 2021
Instead of waiting for solutions from state and federal health officials, a Chicago long-term care provider has taken its staffing shortage crisis into its own hands by reaching overseas for help.