Common diabetes drug may serve as novel Afib treatment
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 13, 2022
If approved, it would be the first new drug identified to treat this disease of the heart in a decade, according to Cleveland Clinic researchers.
Financial incentives failing to fuel in-home dialysis
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 12, 2022
Efforts to increase in-home dialysis in the United States are falling flat, despite financial incentives to encourage the model, researchers report.
Clinic reports no brain imaging abnormalities in patients given Aduhelm
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 12, 2022
Brain scans showed no adverse side effects in patients treated with Aduhelm for Alzheimer’s disease, a neurology clinic study has found.
Functional stroke recovery varies by age, sex and stroke type
Oct 12, 2022
Associations were seen between time after stroke and age, stroke severity, and stroke type in functional assessment outcomes, investigators report.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, October 12
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 12, 2022
Some providers dubious as return to pre-COVID “normal” gets official OK … University initiative aims to kickstart CNA interest, retention … Medicare enrollment at age 65 linked to improved healthcare...
White House: COVID treatments should be part of ‘routine’ clinical care at nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 11, 2022
Nursing homes are on the front lines of not just preventing COVID-19, but also increasingly treating it, as more deaths from the disease shift from hospitals to that setting, officials say.
NIH: COVID rebound after Paxlovid may signal a strong immune response
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 11, 2022
Patients who had rebound symptoms after taking Paxlovid showed a more robust immune response to SARS-CoV-2 than patients with no rebound, investigators reported.
Major study finds COVID boosters keep severe illness at bay in U.S. seniors
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 11, 2022
Older adults have substantial protection against severe COVID-19 when they are both vaccinated and boosted, according to a study including 1.6 million VA patients.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 11
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 11, 2022
CMS clarifies: New flu vaccination reporting rule applies broadly … AHCA: CMS move means BinaxNOW tests can be used in asymptomatic and symptomatic cases … HHS: Vaccinations meant 300,000 fewer COVID...
Ask the Legal Expert
By
Norris Cunningham
Oct 07, 2022
Q: What is a skilled nursing facility to do when a resident doesn’t want to be cared for by a person of another race?