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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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Covid-19 and Skilled Status | MDS Consultants

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CDPHE Bivalent COVID booster update

September 27, 2022 dashephe

Link to the CDPHE 9-26-22 update FDA authorized two updated bivalent booster products for the COVID-19 vaccine on August 31, 2022, and CDC approved the vaccines on September 1, 2022.…

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September 2022 Med Director Report

September 19, 2022 dashephe

9/1/22 Med Director Report (PDF) CDPHE Bivalent COVID Vaccine Info

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Stability of Inactivated Influenza Vaccine in Polypropylene Syringes under Various Storage Conditions – PMC

September 19, 2022 dashephe

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6910846/

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Bivalent booster recs from CDPHE 9/16/22

September 16, 2022 dashephe

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Review of over-the-counter therapies for chronic constipation.

September 12, 2022 dashephe

The American Journal of gastroenterology June 2021 Efficacy and safety of over-the-counter therapies for chronic constipation; an updated systematic review https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YCUumig7ekOWYOe0Q9GM5oeoVpz-l7Tb/view …

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Surveillance Definitions of Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities: Revisiting the McGeer Criteria

September 12, 2022 dashephe

shea/cdc position paper Surveillance Definitions of Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities: Revisiting the McGeer Criteria (jstor.org) Urinary Tract Infections The definitions for UTI presented here differ substantially from the original…

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Minimum Criteria for Antibiotics Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

September 12, 2022 dashephe

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The Nose Knows Not: Poor Predictive Value of Stool Sample Odor for Detection of Clostridium difficile – PMC

September 7, 2022 dashephe

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3571629/

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines for Use as a Booster Dose | FDA

August 31, 2022 dashephe

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-moderna-pfizer-biontech-bivalent-covid-19-vaccines-use

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