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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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Many patients stop taking statins because of muscle pain, but statins aren’t causing it, new study says

August 29, 2022 dashephe

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/many-patients-stop-taking-statins-because-of-muscle-pain-but-statins-aren-t-causing-it-new-study-says/ar-AA11dygm?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=30ea0145d673b4953d75ece988d43a00

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All After COVID Isn’t Long COVID

August 23, 2022 dashephe

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CMS Issues Further Clarification on Use of Telehealth During PHE | AMDA | The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine

August 22, 2022 dashephe

https://paltc.org/?q=publications/cms-issues-further-clarification-use-telehealth-during-phe

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The Adult Vaccine Assessment Tool | CDC

August 19, 2022 dashephe

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Enhanced barrier Precautions

August 19, 2022 dashephe

Recently, I sent you guidance from the CDC about using Enhanced Barrier Precautions for patients with drug resistant organisms, wounds, and indwelling catheters. This is an update to CDC guidance,…

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Changes to CMS guidance for LTC

August 16, 2022 dashephe

1. Make sure we are not diagnosing schizophrenia incorrectly. Essentially no one presents with schizophrenia over 60 y/o and certainly not if they also have dementia. 2. The F06 group…

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Prudent prescriber: aricept review

August 16, 2022 dashephe

I continue to not see any impressive data to prove that Aricept provides clinically significant help for those with dementia. This review outlines that opinion as well and summarizes several…

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CDC Updates Guidance on Enhanced Barrier Precautions for Nursing Homes

August 15, 2022 dashephe

https://www.ahcancal.org/News-and-Communications/Blog/Pages/CDC-Updates-Guidance-on-Enhanced-Barrier-Precautions-for-Nursing-Homes.aspx CDC Updates Guidance on Enhanced Barrier Precautions for Nursing Homes Coinciding with a new report on antimicrobial resistance, the CDC has updated its guidance on enhanced barrier precautions (EBP)…

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LTC Newsletter August 2022

August 9, 2022 dashephe

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XCgb_GmM0Vbl6mJe8SWvaiQa-z_er1K3/view

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People deserve better than ‘destination hallway’ in emergency departments

August 1, 2022 dashephe

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