Cranberry to Prevent UTI? Probably Not.
Take home point: Among older women residing in nursing homes, administration of cranberry capsules, compared with placebo, resulted in no significant difference in presence of bacteriuria plus pyuria over 1…
Infectious Diseases in Older Adults of Long-term Care Facilities: Update on Approach to Diagnosis and Management – PMC
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5909836/#R62
Medical Director Report 9-1-23
Ethics Committe Meeting at New Time El Paso County LTC Ethics Committee Meeting — First Friday every month at noon. In person meeting once every quarter Watch for the agenda…
Therapeutic Management of Nonhospitalized Adults With COVID-19 – NIH
Last Updated: July 21, 2023 Nonhospitalized Adults: Therapeutic Management | COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines (nih.gov)
Residential and Long-Term Care Facilities Newsletter
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How the FDA approved an antipsychotic that failed to show a meaningful benefit but raised the risk of death | The BMJ
https://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1801
Really? Cancer Screening Doesn’t Save Lives?!
https://www.methodsman.com/blog/cancer-screening-mortality
Lecture: UTI or ASB?
Washington State Dept of Health Antimicrobial Stewardship of UTI in the LTC Setting. UTI lecture #1 Slides Washington State Dept of Health Debunking the Myths Associated with UTI Lecture Video…