Medical Director Report 3-2023
Influenza Map Continued reduction in influenza cases but still some present in New Mexico and California. Low activity in Colorado. Still need to consider it along with COVID though. XDR…
A mental health crisis: UCHealth pumps $150 million into behavioral health care – UCHealth Today
New inpatient beds and therapists in primary care clinics are part of the commitment.
More than half of the world will be overweight or obese by 2035 – report | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/more-than-half-world-will-be-overweight-or-obese-by-2035-report-2023-03-02/
Heart2Hearts: Advance Care Planning – Deck of Cards and Workbook
https://www.discussdirectives.com/heart2hearts-acp.html
Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado
https://biacolorado.org/directory/keyword/residential-programs/ Residential Programs List Residential Programs Archives – Brain Injury Alliance of ColoradoBrain Injury Alliance of Colorado (biacolorado.org)
$550,000 to fund UCCS community-focused healthcare, wellness and resilience programs – UCCS Communique
https://communique.uccs.edu/?p=137484
Sleep experts want to stop ‘springing forward’ to daylight saving time
https://aasm.org/sleep-experts-want-to-stop-springing-forward-to-daylight-saving-time/ Sleep experts want to stop ‘springing forward’ to daylight saving time DARIEN, IL – Most of the U.S. will “spring forward” to begin daylight saving time on Sunday, March…
FDA Authorizes First Over-the-Counter At-Home Test to Detect Both Influenza and COVID-19 Viruses | FDA
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-authorizes-first-over-counter-home-test-detect-both-influenza-and-covid-19-viruses Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first over-the-counter (OTC) at-home diagnostic test that can differentiate and detect influenza A and…
CommonSpirit, AdventHealth dissolve joint hospital venture in Colorado, Kansas | Healthcare Dive
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/commonspirit-adventhealth-dissolve-joint-hospital-venture-centura/642807/
Megace in LTC – Does not help weight loss.
Megace does not improve weight gain in LTC. Body-composition changes in patients who gain weight while receiving megestrol acetate – PubMed (nih.gov)