Important Updates from the CDC on COVID-19 Therapeutics for Treatment and Prevention | AMDA | The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
https://paltc.org/?q=content/important-updates-cdc-covid-19-therapeutics-treatment-and-prevention#overlay-context=content/important-updates-cdc-covid-19-therapeutics-treatment-and-prevention%3Fq%3Dcontent/important-updates-cdc-covid-19-therapeutics-treatment-and-prevention Distributed via the CDC Health Alert NetworkDecember 20, 2022, 5:45 PM ET CDCHAN-00483 Important Updates on COVID-19 Therapeutics for Treatment and Prevention Health Alert Network (HAN) Summary The Centers…
Full article: Health effects of voluntary exposure to cold water – a continuing subject of debate
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/22423982.2022.2111789
Is Vaccination Against COVID more Protective than Infection with COVID?
https://www.methodsman.com/blog/is-vaccination-against-covid-more-protective-than-infection-with-covid?ss_source=sscampaigns&ss_campaign_id=63a1ed99e52c847c008aedf4&ss_email_id=63a1ee6a946ee00616b91002&ss_campaign_name=Is+Vaccination+Against+COVID+more+Protective+than+Infection+with+COVID%3F&ss_campaign_sent_date=2022-12-20T17%3A18%3A50Z
Study Comparing Surgical and N95 Masks Sparks Concern
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/984992#vp_1 Medical Masks Versus N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers : A Randomized Trial – PubMed (nih.gov) “The confidence intervals around this, that is, what the possible…
Crisis intervention unit and transportation for behavior health crisis
The El Paso County Sheriff’s office has a crisis intervention 1 unit called BHCON. Carey Boelter is the program manager and is open to helping LTC when needed. Carey Boelter,…
Metformin in prevention and treatment of antipsychotic induced weight gain: a systematic review and meta-analysis – PubMed
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27716110/
Paxlovid Has Been Free So Far. Next Year, Sticker Shock Awaits. | Kaiser Health News
https://khn.org/news/article/paxlovid-covid-sticker-shock-insurance/ The U.S. government has so far purchased 20 million courses of Paxlovid, priced at about $530 each, a discount for buying in bulk that Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla called…
Paxlovid tied to 44% drop in risk of COVID hospitalization, death in older adults | CIDRAP
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/paxlovid-tied-44-drop-risk-covid-hospitalization-death-older-adults Paxlovid recipients were at a 40% lower risk for hospitalization and a 71% lower risk of death.
CDPHE RSV Guidance – LTCFs 2022-2023_fillable.pdf – Google Drive
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16MZQp_yuM6A2b7zwA-LNSx6ntInEOzJ1/view
Infections, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among US Nursing Home Residents With vs Without a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Booster | Geriatrics | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2799266