FDA official says “no evidence” second round of Paxlovid stops repeat symptoms, contradicting CEO … FDA planning for a “new normal”: annual COVID-19 and flu shots … Effect of COVID-19...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, May 5
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 05, 2022
Opinion: CDC’s new pain guidelines will be “bridge to nowhere” without improved care access … Remdesivir slightly lowers death, ventilation in hospitalized COVID-19 patients … Link between...
Severe COVID-19 linked to cognitive loss equal to 10 IQ points, researchers say
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 05, 2022
Severe COVID-19 may have lasting cognitive consequences equivalent to 20 years of aging — or the loss of 10 IQ points, a new study finds.
Single-score depression measure validated in international study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 05, 2022
A free tool that combines symptom measures in a single score accurately indicates the presence and severity of depression.
10-year outcomes have improved for older heart attack patients
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 05, 2022
Over a 25-year period, mortality and repeat hospitalization have improved for Medicare beneficiaries who survived a heart attack, a new study finds.
Stroke patients see huge survival boost with modified cardiac rehab
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 04, 2022
Medically complex stroke survivors who participated in modified cardiac rehab had 76% lower mortality over the following year, investigators say.
CDC: Prevalence of severe arthritis pain has risen across U.S.
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 04, 2022
Certain states are especially ripe for arthritis-related health interventions, a study of state data reveals.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, May 4
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 04, 2022
Large-scale study finds widespread, inappropriate antibiotics use in older Americans … Biogen pulls back on selling Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm … American Geriatrics Society calls for non-discriminatory...
U.S. COVID-19 deaths rising again in oldest Americans, report finds
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 03, 2022
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to mutate and vaccines become less effective, the oldest U.S. adults are having a harder time fighting off severe illness, according to a new report.
Managing Alzheimer’s as chronic disease will require clinician, patient education, docs say
May 03, 2022
Most primary care physicians foresee a time when dementia is managed as a chronic disease, new surveys from Quest Diagnostics have found.