Heart failure patients 40 percent less likely to contract pneumonia after flu shot: study
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 17, 2022
Flu shots also lower cardiovascular complications, which land 20% of heart failure patients in the hospital each year, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Nov. 17
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 17, 2022
New data suggest Moderna’s updated COVID booster is more effective against omicron variants … Slightly faster cognitive decline after knee replacement found in people aged 80 and older … Careful...
RSV threat hitting seniors at ‘alarming’ rate, with no end in sight
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Joe Bush
Nov 16, 2022
The RSV leg of the so-called tripledemic is hitting seniors at an alarming rate, putting nursing home staff on alert for an infection that manifests itself similarly to the other two legs, flu and COVID-19.
CDC: RSV hospitalizations soar among seniors while vaccine remains on horizon
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 16, 2022
The hospitalization rate for seniors with respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV, is 10 times higher than usual for the season, federal data show.
New data: Healthcare-linked infections increased in 2021
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 16, 2022
Healthcare-associated infections have remained above pre-COVID levels in acute care settings, according to a federal progress report.
Brain changes after COVID ‘real’ and prevalent, researchers tell clinicians
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 16, 2022
New evidence shows that COVID-19 can have long-term, adverse impacts on brain health — even after mild illness. Clinicians should take note, experts say.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Nov. 16
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 16, 2022
Physician groups ‘concerned’ about bill to expand nonphysicians’ scope of practice in SNFs … 2023 McKnight’s Women of Distinction nomination period now open … 5 deaths at NYC nursing home blamed...
New treatment, prevention toolkit for clinicians addresses ‘tripledemic’
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 15, 2022
Five medical societies have created a toolkit designed to help clinicians increase the effectiveness, accessibility and awareness of oral antiviral therapeutics and COVID-19 booster vaccines.
Delirium leads to 1-year jump in healthcare costs for post-acute Alzheimer’s patients
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 15, 2022
Delirium during a hospital stay led to more than $34,828 in added costs over the following year for each patient with dementia, investigators report.
Report: Ratio of dependent seniors to triple by 2050 without health interventions
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 15, 2022
To harness the potential of an aging population, interventions to promote longer-term good health will be needed, a McKinsey Health Institute analysis finds.