New study highlights urgent need for specific biomarkers in vascular cognitive impairment and dementia diagnosis … $3.9 million NIH grant supports research on effects of integrated palliative care on...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, July 20
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 20, 2023
The gene mutation that explains asymptomatic COVID-19 … New discovery sheds light on familial Parkinson’s disease … Parkinson’s can go incognito more than a decade before symptoms
Traumatic brain injury is a chronic illness, researchers assert
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2023
Clinicians should recognize TBI as a chronic condition and provide care to support patients’ long-term, changing needs, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, July 5
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 05, 2023
U.S. will allow drugmakers to discuss Medicare drug price negotiations … CIDRAP: CDC signs off on tweaks to flu vaccine recommendations … Healthcare groups fear SCOTUS affirmative action ruling will...
COVID-19 may be a new risk factor for chronic pain, national study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2023
Fully 26% of study participants with moderate to severe COVID-19 symptoms reported frequent pain, researchers report.
Clinical briefs for Friday, June 30
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2023
Nearly one third of RNs likely to seek different job, AMN study finds … Worldwide, malnutrition levels are high for people with dementia in long-term care … ‘Presence’ hallucinations an early,...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, June 29
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 29, 2023
Amid early success, nursing home provider doubles CNA training program, boosts frontline pay … FDA declines to approve Regeneron’s higher-dose drug for age-related eye disease … Study: Diabetes...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, June 28
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 28, 2023
Bipartisan bill aims to improve nutrition for seniors at home … 3 in 5 healthcare workers now optimistic about future: study … Pickleball injuries may cost Americans nearly $400 million this year …...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, June 27
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 27, 2023
Having advanced clinicians in place is key to nursing home success, BrightSpring Health’s Arif Nazir, MD, says … Discontinuing MS meds may be an option for some adults age 55 and older: study … Global...
Clinical briefs for Monday, June 26
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 26, 2023
GAO chides CMS over delayed nursing home reporting, antipsychotic transparency … Over 1.3 billion globally will have diabetes by 2050, study finds … Moderna requests FDA authorization for updated COVID...