Thanks in part to COVID-19 precautions, flu season is off to mild start, CDC expert says
There appears to be an indirect upside to all the mask wearing and social distancing: less flu activity in nursing homes and overall.
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Flu not a ‘short-term illness’ for older adults, study finds
Older adults often face persistent functional decline after being hospitalized with influenza. The findings highlight the need for prevention, investigators say.
Dec. 8 webinar to discuss importance of patient data sharing during pandemic
An upcoming webinar will address the importance of patient data sharing during COVID-19 and the flu season. During the presentation, which will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 1 p.m. ET, Brenda Hopkins, chief health information officer for J2 Cloud Services, and Michele Darnell, chief commercial officer for Secure Exchange Solutions, will talk about…
Clinical briefs for Monday, Oct. 5
Blood pressure meds reduce mortality in flu and pneumonia, study finds … Purpose in life linked to fewer dementia-related problems … Poor cognitive performance predicts impaired activities of daily living years later … Rare genetic form of dementia discovered … CDC: Last season’s flu vaccination rate highest in a decade … California antibiotic stewardship mandate…
Brookdale’s ‘massive’ flu vaccination push includes employees’ family members
The organization is now offering onsite, scheduled flu vaccination clinics run by Omnicare in all of its communities, home health agencies and corporate offices. Associates’ family members will be able to receive shots in communities with outdoor clinic options.
A vision for long-term care
Many milestones come and go — a birthday perhaps, the start of the new year, even. Then there are some that seem to be meaningful. Today, the first day of autumn, seems to fall into that category. We have been hearing for several weeks now how this fall, when flu season makes its annual comeback,…
FDA clears DiaSorin test that differentiates between COVID, flu
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.
Thousands of Seattle’s winter ‘flu’ cases were likely COVID-19, analysis reveals
The early spread of COVID-19 in Seattle and the city of Wuhan, China, was far more extensive than initially reported, investigators say.
Expert warns: Upcoming flu plus COVID-19 season will be ‘like nothing we’ve seen before’
This year’s looming flu season, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, is going to present a new range of challenges, one of the leading pharmacy quality experts in the country said late last week.
‘McKnight’s’ webinar to address flu season, COVID-19
Providers who are concerned about the upcoming fall, when the flu season will begin to dovetail with the pandemic, will want to tune into an upcoming McKnight’s webinar. “When COVID-19 and Flu Season Converge: What to Anticipate and How to Prepare” will take place on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 1 p.m. EDT. Those who listen…
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