AARP reports end of nursing homes’ winter COVID spike, progress on resident shots
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 22, 2023
A wintertime spike in resident deaths has peaked and resident vaccination rates continue to creep up, according to the latest analysis from the AARP.
Aggressive end-of-life cancer care remains common in nursing homes: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 22, 2023
Cancer patients in nursing homes receive more aggressive end-of-life care than their community-dwelling peers, despite a push to reduce treatments that compromise quality of life, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Feb. 23
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 22, 2023
Bipartisan group pushes CMS to expand coverage for Alzheimer’s treatments … COVID pill Legevrio doesn’t prevent household transmission, clinical trial finds … AHCA wants to know for study if you...
Laxatives linked to increased risk for dementia
Feb 22, 2023
Regular use of osmotic laxatives or multiple laxative types may raise the odds of all-cause or vascular dementia, a new study finds. Osmotic laxatives were tied to a 64% increase in risk.
RSV vaccine succeeds in phase 3 trial
By
Rachael Zimlich
Feb 22, 2023
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is perhaps best known for causing severe illness in infants in children, but it leads up to 150,000 hospitalizations and 10,000 deaths in adults aged 65 and older each...
A new study published in Neurology reveals that how well you fare after a stroke or other neurological event may come down to where you live.
Symptom and viral RNA rebound common after mild, moderate COVID-19
Feb 21, 2023
For outpatients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, symptom rebound and viral RNA rebound are relatively common, but the combination of symptom and viral rebound is rare, according to a study published online...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 22
By
Rachael Zimlich
Feb 22, 2023
Long COVID could lead to brain chemistry changes … COVID vaccination linked to decrease in heart attacks and strokes in people previously infected with the virus … FDA approves first medication designed...
Natural immunity from COVID-19 infection wanes over time: study
By
John Roszkowski
Feb 21, 2023
Natural immunity due to COVID-19 infection provides strong protection against reinfection and serious illness for several months after initial infection, but immunity wanes over time, a new study has found.
Alcohol consumption could accelerate Alzheimer’s disease
By
John Roszkowski
Feb 21, 2023
Drinking alcohol, even in moderate amounts, may increase the risk for early Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related disorders, according to new research.