14.7 percent of nurses at inpatient communities are unengaged, survey finds
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 26, 2023
A new report finds that less than half of the nurses in the US are fully engaged on the job — something that could have implications on care at long-term care communities. That’s where 14.7% of nurses...
Review: Data sparse on challenges unpaid caregivers face
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Kristen Fischer
Feb 08, 2024
A review of 85 studies regarding the impact of caring for older people in family, or unpaid, caregivers was not conclusive. Even though the researchers assessed a lot of data, they would like to see more...
Verbal communication data can improve risk ID in home healthcare patients
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 10, 2023
Integrating patient-nurse communication when identifying risks is important for good home healthcare, according to a new study.
Study: Medicare Advantage low on psychiatrists; some areas don’t even offer them
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 07, 2023
Demand is growing for mental health care in older adults, but Medicare Advantage (MA) networks lack enough psychiatrists to help, a new study found.
APIC: Healthcare workers should be required to vaccinated against COVID-19
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 10, 2023
A coalition of organizations led by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (APIC) sent a letter Friday encouraging state leaders to require healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19....
Some health experts question WHO’s latest COVID-19 prevention rules
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 30, 2024
The World Health Organization recently published COVID-19 prevention and infection control guidelines, but some experts don’t think the standards incorporate enough of what healthcare workers learned...
Report: Caregivers must team up with workers to help people with Parkinson’s, dysphagia
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 08, 2023
A new report calls on clinicians, other healthcare workers and loved ones to provide better awareness of and care for people with Parkinson’s disease who have difficulty swallowing. The need is critical,...
Long COVID symptoms more likely following severe COVID-19 infection, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 30, 2023
The more severe COVID-19 is, the more likely a person is to develop long COVID, according to a new study. A team from Karolinska Institutet published a study in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe on Friday...
Long COVID linked to slower responses on cognitive tests
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 31, 2024
People who had long COVID had a significant lag in how fast they responded on cognitive tests, according to a new report.
Scientists spot how loud noise triggers hearing loss, develop possible treatment
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Kristen Fischer
Feb 13, 2024
Investigators seem to have discovered how loud noise can lead to hearing loss. The team also said the issue could be mitigated with a medication that could one day be available over the counter.