Overprescribing antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria in older adults: a case series review of admissions in two UK hospitals – PMC
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6498584/ Urine dipsticks may lead to overprescribing of antibiotics.
The face of illusory truth: Repetition of information elicits affective facial reactions predicting judgments of truth – PMC
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12130120/ Abstract People tend to judge repeated information as more likely true compared with new information. A key explanation for this phenomenon, called the illusory truth effect, is that repeated…
Reduced risk of dementia with recombinant zoster vaccine in US adults age 65 or older – dos Reis – 2026 – Alzheimer’s & Dementia – Wiley Online Library
https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.71407
If It’s COVID, Paxlovid? Studies Suggest a Rethink These Days | MedPage Today
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/120915
A Need for a Time-Out: A Consensus Statement From the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) on the Use of Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Urinary Tract Infections – Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(25)00263-4/fulltext Abstract Identification and appropriate treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is challenging in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. Urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has emerged as a rapid…
Shingles Vaccine Lowers Cardiovascular Risk
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/shingles-vaccine-protective-against-serious-cardiac-events-2026a1000aif?ecd=WNL_mdpls_260410_mscpedit_imed_etid8256215&uac=400669MN&spon=18&impID=8256215
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Shingles vaccine tied to half the risk of cardiac events in older adults with heart disease | CIDRAP
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/varicella/shingles-vaccine-tied-half-risk-cardiac-events-older-adults-heart-disease
Dr. David Shepherd Inducted as Fellow of PALTmed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 30, 2026 Dr. David Shepherd Inducted as Fellow of PALTmed On March 26, 2026, Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) announced that David Shepherd DO, MBA,…