Despite federal safety warning, two studies fail to connect antibiotic fluoroquinolone with aortic disease … Stretching peripheral muscles during extended ventilation may ward off long-term weakness among COVID patients … VA-tested PREVENT strategy ensures access to complete TIA care among seniors … Common pain reliever alters users’ risk perceptions
DiaSorin has received U.S. approval for its Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV Direct Gen II kit, which can be used to differentiate between cases of influenza and COVID-19.
Intensive therapy isn’t necessarily best for treating the loss of language and communication immediately after stroke, according to Australian researchers.
Researchers determined that the relative risk of testing positive for COVID-19 was 1.77 times greater for patients with a deficiency of the vitamin compared with those who had a sufficient supply.
Unusual pledge by 9 major drug companies seeks to reassure public on COVID-19 vaccine safety … Dizziness upon standing may predict later dementia … Study: Excess weight increases dementia risk by 30% … Ghrelin hormone — or a drug that mimics it — could restore muscle mass and strength in elderly … Acetazolamide may improve sleep in apnea patients
Though Tamara Konetzka, Ph.D., once imagined herself practicing international law or working in global development, formative years at a D.C.-based lobbying organization laid the groundwork for her to become a major influence here at home.
As COVID-19 cases spiked in New York, several skilled nursing medical directors and geriatricians met virtually to share what they had learned about the novel disease. Those conversations led to rare, SNF-specific recommendations published in JAMDA.
Hip fracture rates among long-stay residents in nursing facilities rose slightly after dipping in 2013, even as fewer seniors fell in community settings.
More than three-fourths of pressure injuries among a large cohort of Italian nursing home residents were categorized as “unavoidable.”It is a finding that strengthens arguments that some skin breakdown is impossible to prevent despite stringent PI prevention protocols.
While immobile residents may be at risk of skin injury from sustained pressure, a new study reveals those with limited mobility may be at additional risk because they make unexpected and often unsafe movements.
