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Hospital-to-Nursing Facility Admissions Plunged for VA Patients from 2020 to 2021
The Veterans Health Administration’s community nursing home program reported a readmission decrease of more than one-third from April 12, 2020, to Dec. 26, 2020, when compared with the same period in 2019, according to the results of a recent study.
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Free Meals Available for Seniors, But Too Few Referrals from Case Managers
A lesser-known option to improve nutrition for older Americans is congregate meals, which are available in almost every American community. Case managers sometimes are unaware of this resource for both nutritious food and socialization, which both of which benefit seniors.
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How Food Pharmacies Serve Local Populations
The food pharmacy model is growing in popularity. Hospital Case Management offers this snapshot of several food pharmacy programs that have produced positive results for their target populations.
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Health Systems Turn to Food Pharmacies to Improve Nutrition
Solving community food insecurity could be as simple as opening a food pharmacy. Increasingly, population health efforts are turning to social determinants of health, including finding ways to overcome obstacles like food deserts and poor nutrition. New programs tackle the food insecurity issue by prioritizing nutrition and food access the same as medication — a necessary treatment for various chronic conditions.
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Electrodiagnostic Features of Vasculitic Neuropathy
Electrophysiological studies of vasculitic neuropathy indicate that the best discriminators of vasculitis vs. other axonal neuropathies are the side-to-side differences between the same bilateral nerves. When the diagnosis is uncertain, nerve biopsy may be definitive.
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Insulin Resistance at the Blood-Brain Barrier in Alzheimer’s Disease
Alterations in cerebrovascular insulin receptor isoform levels are associated with Alzheimer’s disease pathology and cause deficits in insulin signaling at the level of the blood-brain barrier.
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Leriglitazone for the Treatment of Adrenomyeloneuropathy
A 96-week trial of leriglitazone to slow the progression of symptoms in adrenomyeloneuropathy did not meet the primary endpoint. However, post-hoc analyses revealed a beneficial effect in patients treated earlier in their disease course.
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Self-Treatment of Recurrent Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Using a cell phone-based app, self-treatment of recurrent benign positional paroxysmal vertigo was feasible and effective in most patients.
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A Population-Based Study of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
In this population-based cohort study of 584 cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), predisposing conditions with the highest risk of PML were human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, hematological malignancies, chronic inflammatory disease, solid organ transplantation, solid malignancies, and primary immune deficiency. The one-year mortality rate was 38.2% for all cases of PML. Factors independently associated with higher mortality rate were older age, male gender, and immunosuppressive diseases, such as hematological malignancies, solid neoplasms, and HIV.
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Concerns and Complications of Measles and Mumps
Decreased vaccine coverage against diseases such as measles and mumps has led to new vulnerabilities in pediatric population health. Thus, the astute practitioner should be vigilant and ready to recognize and diagnose these infections.