Chronic pain after stroke may alter body perceptions, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 21, 2022
Stroke survivors with chronic pain may perceive that their stroke-affected hand is a different size, giving therapists a new target for rehabilitation, researchers say.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 21
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 21, 2022
Nursing home news is clinical news: Top industry stories from 2022 … National Alzheimer’s plan supports research, COVID testing in assisted living … Diabetes drugs Trulicity and Mounjaro in short...
CDC: More nursing homes now can obtain, provide single-dose COVID vaccines
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 20, 2022
Nursing homes that are not already enrolled as full providers in the CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program now can apply to provide shots directly to residents and staff.
GAO report links length of nursing home COVID outbreaks to 4 factors
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 20, 2022
Facilities in counties with low community spread had outbreaks that were seven days shorter than those in counties with high transmission rates, among other key factors.
Access to technology may reduce seniors’ risk of becoming socially isolated
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 20, 2022
Older adults who used technologies such as cell phones, email or text messaging were less likely to report being isolated than their peers who did not, a new study finds.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 20
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 20, 2022
HHS releases 2022 update of national plan to address Alzheimer’s disease … Metformin linked to reduced risk of joint replacement in type 2 diabetes … Surgical risk persists for patients who’ve...
Persistent pain tied to decline in physical function and well-being: study
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 19, 2022
Seniors with persistent pain had reduced physical function and well-being when compared to their peers without pain. Multiple pain sites were the norm.
Vitamin D supplements reduce seniors’ loss of strength by 70 percent: study
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 19, 2022
Both vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are tied to weakened muscles, a major risk factor for declining physical function in later life, investigators report.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Dec. 19
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 18, 2022
White House thrusts long-term care into COVID-19 winter preparedness plans … Amid Tamiflu shortages, CDC provides clinical guidance on flu antivirals … America’s historically bad flu season may...
Seven-month study supports benefits of COVID-19 antivirals in seniors
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 15, 2022
With monoclonal antibodies no longer effective against newer strains of SARS-CoV-2, the findings support prescribing the antiviral pill Paxlovid to eligible patients, doctors say.