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Clinical briefs for Thursday, July 29

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Alicia Lasek

July 29, 2021

Some Florida nursing homes limit visitation as COVID-19 cases triple … More LTC operators require vaccination for staff as new coronavirus variants raise infections rates … CDC’s indoor mask mandate for all applies in COVID-19 hot zones … Federal employees soon to be required to vaccinate or submit to testing … CDC: For some seniors, new technology not a cure for hearing loss … Lowering Medicare age to 60 would reduce racial, ethnic healthcare disparities, Yale study finds

Clinical Daily News

Clinical briefs for Wednesday, July 28

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Alicia Lasek

July 28, 2021

Vaccine reporting requirements overwhelm providers during COVID-19 outbreaks … Delta variant’s spread prompts CDC to re-up indoor mask-wearing recommendation … VA becomes first federal department to mandate some staff vaccinations … Most Americans favor adding dental benefits to Medicare: poll … Nurses face significant burnout risks during pandemic, nursing journal reports … Shoring up U.S. pharma supply chain a tough task for Biden administration: report

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Clinical briefs for Friday, July 9

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Alicia Lasek

July 9, 2021

LTC providers missing residents’ hearing problems due to masks, other PPE … U.S. COVID-19 vaccination program prevented nearly 280,000 excess deaths … Tooth loss tied to cognitive decline, but timely denture treatment protective, study finds … Federal report: Rapid drop in cancer deaths led by lung, skin cancer declines … WHO OKs 2 arthritis drugs plus steroids for treating severe COVID … Another plaque-clearing Alzheimer’s drug moves to late-stage clinical trials

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CDC: Portable air cleaners cut exposure to COVID-19 virus by 65 percent

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Alicia Lasek

July 6, 2021

In a simulated meeting with infected and uninfected participants, properly placed portable air cleaners with HEPA air filters slashed virus transmission. Adding masks was even more effective — cutting exposure by 90%, CDC researchers say.

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Feds revoke emergency use of some respirators, mask decontamination in healthcare settings

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Alicia Lasek

July 2, 2021

Healthcare personnel are no longer authorized to use certain respirators not approved by NIOSH or technology for cleaning disposable masks, the FDA says.

Clinical Daily News

Wearers of medical masks and respirators have same infection rates in healthcare settings: study

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Alicia Lasek

June 24, 2021

The risk of receiving a positive COVID-19 test result was the same among healthcare workers who wore either type of mask, investigators say. In contrast, their non-mask-wearing colleagues had significantly higher odds of becoming infected.

Clinical Daily News

Reach for N95s when community COVID rates spike, Harvard scientists urge healthcare workers

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Alicia Lasek

June 16, 2021

The CDC has relaxed rules for wearing respirators in healthcare settings, but a team of Harvard doctors is encouraging workers to keep an eye on local COVID-19 rates. The superior fit and filtration of an N95 mask can provide extra protection when local incidence climbs, they say.

Clinical Daily News

Clinical briefs for Thursday, June 10

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Alicia Lasek

June 10, 2021

Operator changes plans, will wait for full FDA approval to enforce COVID vaccination deadline among staff … Colorado drops mask mandate for assisted living communities … FDA panel member resigns over Alzheimer’s drug approval … Trouble falling asleep may predict cognitive decline 14 years later … Comprehensive interventions may help psychotropic meds reduction in nursing homes, review shows … U.S. purchases Merck’s investigational COVID antiviral medicine

Clinical Daily News

Clinical briefs for Tuesday, June 8

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Alicia Lasek

June 8, 2021

People who never wear masks are twice as likely to get COVID, poll shows … CDC: mRNA vaccines found to reduce COVID severity in breakthrough infections among vaccinated people … Knowledge of palliative care low in U.S. population, clinicians can help spread the word … iPhone 12’s charging system may interfere with cardiac implants

Blogs, Things I Think

I’ve just seen a face

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Gary Tetz

May 27, 2021

I don’t want to put a hex on the situation with a premature celebration, but the downward trajectory of the pandemic makes it appear that long-term care people can finally perhaps maybe start discretely considering the conceivable possibility of potentially mulling over the notion of feasibly working someday in a facility without wearing a mask. …