FDA approves ‘first of its kind’ vagus nerve stroke rehab technology
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 30, 2021
The prescription Vivistim System is designed to be used along with rehabilitation exercises in patients recovering from chronic ischemic stroke, the agency announced Friday.
Nationwide trial finds Pfizer vaccine is safe, highlights heart risk from COVID-19
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 30, 2021
The risk ratio of heart inflammation is higher after COVID-19 than after vaccination, investigators said. SARS-CoV-2 infection substantially increases the risk of many serious adverse health events, they...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Aug. 30
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 30, 2021
Long-term care pharmacies, not retail chains, will deliver most booster shots to nursing homes … NIH to study whether pausing meds in autoimmune disease will boost immune response to COVID shot … Breast...
Flu shot and a COVID jab? New 2021-2022 flu vaccine guidance points to both
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 27, 2021
Clinicians deciding whether to give flu and COVID-19 vaccine shots together can refer to the latest CDC guidance. It states that COVID-19 shots and other vaccinations may now be co-administered “without...
On-site clinics helped to boost vaccine uptake in assisted living, pharmacy partnership study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 27, 2021
Investigators estimated vaccine uptake in assisted living communities and other LTC facilities during the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, which provided on-site vaccination clinics...
A first: Researchers show inflammation is key driver of Alzheimer’s in living patients
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 27, 2021
Treatments targeting inflammation could help reverse or at least slow the accumulation of pathologic tau protein in the brain — benefitting people with early dementia, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Aug. 27
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 27, 2021
Big name audio companies fill in while hearing aid reform lags: report … Second J&J shot ‘significantly’ increases COVID-19 antibodies, says firm, which heads toward approval process … AHCA releases...
COVID-19 hospitalization rates 30 times higher in the unvaccinated, CDC finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 26, 2021
Despite the known effectiveness of U.S.-sanctioned COVID-19 vaccines, some fully vaccinated individuals will still become infected. But their unvaccinated peers have five times the risk of infection and...
Healthcare worker study shines light on who is most at risk of a vaccine reaction
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 26, 2021
A study in nearly 1,000 healthcare workers has pinpointed factors that may boost the odds of having a reaction to a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine.
Simple dietary changes may help flavonoids lower blood pressure: study
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 26, 2021
Adults who eat more foods rich in flavonoids, such as berries, red wine and chocolate, have lower systolic blood pressure levels and may have a healthier gut as well, investigators say.