Insurance obstacles, appointment snarls make getting COVID-19 vaccine tough … Study: Depression is a major risk for type 2 diabetes … Nasal spray eases rapid heartbeat in trial … How to get a free...
Report: Contact precautions can help with MRSA, but they don’t need to be essential
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 26, 2023
Contact precautions, or CP, don’t need to be deemed an “essential practice” to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevention in acute care facilities, according to doctors...
Increased death, disability, dementia linked to poststroke seizures
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 26, 2023
When a person has a seizure after a stroke — something known as a poststroke seizure, or PSS — it’s linked to a higher risk for poorer outcomes, disability, dementia and death, according to a new...
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...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 26
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 26, 2023
COVID-19 drug linked to SARS-CoV-2 mutations … Study finds hormonal, immune differences in people with long COVID … Biomarker could spot Parkinson’s, related diseases early … CDC: In 2021, sepsis...
Study: Older adults receiving high-quality care more likely to get shingles vaccine
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John Roszkowski
Sep 25, 2023
Elderly patients who receive high-quality primary care are more likely to get the shingles vaccine upon a doctor’s recommendation, according to a new Japanese study.
Study outlines recommendations to improve LTC pandemic preparedness
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John Roszkowski
Sep 25, 2023
Using input received from long-term care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian researchers have identified several recommendations aimed at improving future pandemic preparedness, worker mental...
Physical jobs tied to higher risk for later cognitive impairment
Sep 22, 2023
Consistently working in an occupation with intermediate or high occupational physical activity (PA) is linked to an increased risk for cognitive impairment, according to a study published online Aug. 29...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Sept. 25
By
John Roszkowski
Sep 25, 2023
Older adults are vulnerable to government impersonation scams … FDA panel rejects diabetes implant due to safety concerns … Home-based walking exercise can improve peripheral artery disease …...
Not all older adults can get monoclonal antibodies for Alzheimer’s disease, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 22, 2023
Even though newer monoclonal antibodies are available for Alzheimer’s disease, there are limits on the number of older adults who can receive them, a recent study published in Neurology finds.