H. pylori more antibiotic-resistant since start of COVID: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 26, 2023
A common bacteria that causes ulcers and gastritis in the elderly has developed a high resistance to key antibiotics.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Jan. 27
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 27, 2023
CMS begins publicizing disputed nursing home deficiencies … FDA looking into potential for stroke risk for Pfizer bivalent booster plus flu shot … U.S. FDA pulls authorization for COVID antibody treatment...
Pandemic disrupted dementia care, increased antipsychotic prescriptions: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 26, 2023
Clinicians relied on these drugs to address behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia during the pandemic. Experts are calling for a new approach to assessing treatment needs.
CDC: Updated COVID boosters protect seniors well against XBB infections
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 26, 2023
A booster dose provided at least 3 months of protection against symptomatic XBB and XBB.1.5 infections in seniors who had previously received 2 to 4 monovalent vaccine doses, researchers reported.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Jan. 26
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 26, 2023
NIH study reveals link between viral illness and later Alzheimer’s diagnoses … CDC: 12% of seniors take sleep aids, more so women than men … Frailty measure predicts referral to social services...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, January 25
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2023
Toolkit provides clinical resources for COVID vaccination and therapeutics in PALTC organizations … Assistive program helps primary care docs with diagnoses of skin conditions … HHS report: Medicare...
New COVID cases fall by 24 percent; full pandemic count misses 268,000 deaths
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2023
Infection metrics are down overall. But aging services providers should remain on guard, as older adults account for a rising percentage of hospitalizations, officials say.
VA’s narrative medicine program improves senior patient care, docs’ study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2023
Physicians said that the practice of narrative medicine changed how they framed patient decisions and helped them to guide seniors toward appropriate care.
FDA proposes two annual COVID shots for seniors in ‘simplified’ vaccine schedule
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 24, 2023
In an effort to streamline COVID-19 protection, older adults and others vulnerable to severe disease would receive two annual shots of an updated vaccine, according to a plan to be evaluated on Thursday...
Stroke risk factors may shift with age, along with prevention goals: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 24, 2023
Hypertension and type 2 diabetes are key risk factors for stroke, but the association may decrease as patients age, investigators say.