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)
Molecular Diagnostic Methods Versus Conventional Urine Culture for Diagnosis and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – PMC
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9459428/
Lower Dementia Incidence Linked With Vitamin D Supplements | MedPage Today
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/dementia/103316?xid=nl_mpt_PrimaryCare_update_2023-03-01&eun=g148346d0r&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Automated%20Specialty%20Update%20Primary%20Care%202023-03-01&utm_term=NL_Spec_Primary_Care_Update_Active
Legislative Caucus on AgingFriday, March 3, 2023 — 8-9AM
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XDR Shigella
Health Alert Network (HAN) – 00486 | Increase in Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis in the United States XDR (extensively drug resistant) Shigella https://docshepherd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/02282023-HAN-Advisory-XDR-Shigella.pdf Health Alert Network (HAN) – 00486 | Increase…
CME; Aducanumab, lecanemab, gantenerumab, mild cognitive
https://reachmd.com/programs/cme/advancing-alzheimers-disease/14648/?autoplay=1&utm_source=30&utm_medium=20&utm_campaign=748483&utm_brand=1&utm_segment=0
Vaccine Candidates for RSV Ward Off Severe Illness in Older Adults | MedPage Today
WASHINGTON -- Prefusion F protein vaccine candidates for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) proved safe in adults 60 and up while demonstrating an ability to thwart lower respiratory tract illness, including…
Long COVID or Functional Neurological Disorder? | MedPage Today
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/longcovid/103108 The hypothesis that long COVID might be related to a functional neurological disorder (FND) remains untested, a systematic review showed. Across 102 long COVID studies, neurologic symptoms were insufficiently…