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The face of illusory truth: Repetition of information elicits affective facial reactions predicting judgments of truth – PMC Assessment of older adults with diminished capacity; handout for psychologist June 2026 Medical Director Report Reduced risk of dementia with recombinant zoster vaccine in US adults age 65 or older – dos Reis – 2026 – Alzheimer’s & Dementia – Wiley Online Library Emperic Antibiotic Prescribing in LTC
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HAN Advisory – Expedited influenza A subtyping in hospitalized patients | January 27, 2025 – shepherd@docshepherd.com – docshepherd.com Mail

January 27, 2025 dashephe

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQZSsHbfbsRxQmcVTXwWHvSKbrV?projector=1&messagePartId=0.1 Most clinical influenza tests are able to identify the type of influenza viruscausing infection: type A or type B. However, these tests cannot distinguish thesubtype of influenza A virus…

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Aspirin for Primary Prevention of CVD

January 26, 2025 dashephe

Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement | Cardiovascular Risk Factors | JAMA | JAMA Network 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of…

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CMDA 2025 Conference

January 24, 2025 dashephe

CMDA - The Colorado Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine is proud to announce its 30th Annual Conference, Honoring Our Why: Colorado’s Collective Purpose in PALTC Medicine, to…

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Fwd: Big Data Shows Surprising Ozempic Outcomes(Good and Bad)

January 24, 2025 dashephe

Big Data Shows Surprising Ozempic Outcomes(Good and Bad)

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Fwd: Big Data Shows Surprising Ozempic Outcomes(Good and Bad)

January 24, 2025 dashephe
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REVISED: Revised Long-Term Care (LTC) Surveyor Guidance: Significant revisions to enhance quality and oversight of the LTC survey process

January 23, 2025 dashephe

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-25-12-nh.pdf

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Moderna’s RSV vaccine for older adults 84% effective and safe, clinical trial shows | CIDRAP

January 14, 2025 dashephe

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv/modernas-rsv-vaccine-older-adults-84-effective-and-safe-clinical

Infxn Control Med Director Report

Medical Director Report – January 2025

January 8, 2025 dashephe

Influenza and COVID COVID-19 Avian Influenza – Influenza H5N1 This strain of influenza has multiple subtypes (H5N1, H5N3, H5N8 etc…) and primarily infects domestic and wild birds but can also…

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Vitamin K2 in Managing Nocturnal Leg Cramps: A Randomized Clinical Trial | Sleep Medicine | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network

January 8, 2025 dashephe

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2825457?guestAccessKey=8e8ffc26-1ef0-4da2-82fa-32878c678ae5&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamainternalmedicine&utm_content=olf&utm_term=102824&adv=070401960153

Education Internal Med

Restless Legs Syndrome Update – AASM

January 7, 2025 dashephe

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