Telehealth addresses multiple care barriers for stroke survivors, review shows
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2023
Telehealth care for patients living with stroke provides benefits across a range of functional complications and social determinants of health, researchers report.
40 percent of adults with hearing loss do not inform their clinicians
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2023
Adults who recognize that their hearing abilities have diminished often do not let their doctors or nurses know, a new study has found.
Clinical briefs for Friday, March 31
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2023
Breast cancer screenings fell among elderly women after 2009 guidance change … New CDC data: Higher income comes with better health for seniors … Ruling could lead to worse health outcomes for older...
CDC: Adults need only one updated COVID booster shot, for now
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 30, 2023
The CDC does not recommend more than one updated COVID-19 booster shot at this time for adults who have completed their primary series of vaccinations.
Nursing home residents consume too many inflammation-causing foods, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 30, 2023
There is room for improvement in the diets of nursing home residents who consume a high proportion of foods linked to inflammation, according to a new study of data across 32 nursing homes.
Risk for acute myocardial infarction increased for patients with pneumonia
Mar 30, 2023
The elevated risk for heart attack is seen among patients with laboratory-confirmed invasive pneumococcal disease, and persists for one year, investigators report.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, March 30
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 29, 2023
Nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) cuts risk for post-COVID condition: study … Positive social connections tied to better physical health measures … Study supports apixaban use for people with dementia and Afib...
New VA program to target 30K veterans for improved cholesterol care
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2023
U.S. veterans with cardiovascular disease and stubborn high cholesterol are the focus of a new program that aims to lower their risk of recurrent heart attack or stroke.
WHO adapts COVID vaccine guidance, keeps focus on at-risk older adults
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 29, 2023
The updated vaccine guidance is a response to the omicron era and high levels of population immunity, according to the WHO’s vaccine advisors.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, March 29
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 29, 2023
Added scrutiny forces state to triple SNF citation amounts … Foodborne E. coli may be causing many urinary tract infections … Routine pre-op medical consults don’t improve surgery outcomes … Claims...