FDA OKs first injectable antibody drug to prevent COVID-19 in high-risk patients
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 10, 2021
One dose of injectable Evusheld may be effective for 6 months, FDA says. The drug neutralizes all previous SARS-CoV-2 variants, and AstraZeneca says it is working to establish its efficacy against the...
Pro-inflammatory diet linked to frailty in older adults
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 10, 2021
Older and middle-aged adults who consume a diet high in simple carbohydrates and saturated fats have higher odds of developing frailty, a new study finds.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Dec. 10
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 10, 2021
Assisted living facilities may offer haven for older adults with serious mental illness … CDC chief: U.S. omicron infections have all been mild cases … Doc in overrun hospital laments ‘domino effect’...
Hiring full-time clinical staff a steadily growing trend in U.S. nursing homes
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 09, 2021
Nurse practitioners top the list of hires as facility operators attempt to reduce care disruption and increase timely response to staff members’ medical questions, investigators say.
Best bet against omicron? Prior infection or a booster shot, early research suggests
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 09, 2021
A two-dose course of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine may not be enough to effectively combat the new omicron coronavirus variant, but a booster shot may do the trick, two early lab studies suggest....
Telehealth for kidney care receives mixed response from older adults, physicians
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 09, 2021
Patient and physician interviews highlighted the benefits and drawbacks of telehealth for older, chronically ill adults. Clinicians were generally dissatisfied, while patients expressed more balanced perspectives,...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Dec. 9
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 09, 2021
Incontinence is a serious comorbid condition, not just a hygiene challenge, researchers contend … Algorithm-aided MRI predicts dementia progression with 94% accuracy … Cancer diagnoses fell by up to...
Fauci: Early data show omicron spreads quickly but with less severity than delta
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 08, 2021
Omicron cases appear to have led to fewer hospitalizations and patients have been less likely to need oxygen, the White House’s infectious disease expert said Tuesday.
Cataract surgery strongly linked to lower dementia risk
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 08, 2021
Older adults who have had cataract surgery are nearly 30% less likely to develop dementia from any cause when compared with their peers who have not, a new study finds.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 8
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 08, 2021
Current antibody treatments may not protect against omicron variant, but new drugs are in development … Duodopa improves quality of life in late-stage Parkinson’s disease … CDC pours $22M into fighting...