Report: Older adults living solo with cognitive impairment need more support
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 21, 2023
A new study gives more insights into how healthcare professionals view living arrangements when they are caring for people with cognitive impairment. On the whole, more interventions are necessarily to...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Aug. 21
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 21, 2023
What to know about the BA.2.86 variant of COVID-19 … Hot weather affects how some meds work … Lack of insurance could bump people in line for COVID-19 vaccines … More baby boomers are comfortable...
Reduce unneeded urine testing to cut antibiotic use in long-term care, study advises
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 18, 2023
If healthcare workers in long-term care communities can reduce unnecessary urine culture testing on residents, they can also lower the amount of unneeded antibiotics, according to a new report in The BMJ.
FDA fast-tracked dementia drug with known harms, reporter says
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 18, 2023
An article in The BMJ is sounding the alarm that the US Food and Drug Administration fast-tracked approval for the dementia drug Rexulti (brexpiprazole) — even though trials show the drug is harmful.
Combat loneliness by raising resilience factors, study says
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 18, 2023
When older people expand their social networks, engage in activities and use technology — upping their “resilience factors” — it can reduce their risk of loneliness and all the health ailments...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Aug. 18
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 18, 2023
How antibiotic resistance builds up throughout life … Lasting extreme heat exposure linked to cognitive issues … Why Medicare should cover genetic counseling … How customized, multimodal care can...
After falls, docs rarely change meds that could cause more, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 17, 2023
Doctors continue to give people medications that could raise their risk for falling if they’re already in the hospital for a fracture and have Parkinson’s disease, according to a new report.
Suicides up most in 2022 among older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 17, 2023
New statistics out about older adults and suicides shed light on the seriousness of the problem and the need for better solutions.
Antibiotic combo for complicated UTIs will receive FDA priority review
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 17, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration is speeding up the review process for an antibiotic combination that’s used to treat complicated urinary tract infections, or cUTIs.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Aug. 17
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 17, 2023
COVID shots in the same arm may give better immunity … Mild cognitive impairment linked to weaker decision-making … Older women with Parkinson’s disease aren’t exercising enough … FDA approves...