Beta blockers may reduce mortality in patients with heart disease and dementia
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 21, 2022
Beta blocker therapy is associated with significantly lower short- and long-term mortality rates among all patients with a common type of heart failure, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Oct. 21
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 21, 2022
Use peer mentoring, not a ‘diet of distraction’ to combat isolation in long-term care … Behavioral health drug prescriptions surged during pandemic, Medicare data show … Diabetes drugs linked to...
Weight loss in early Parkinson’s linked to cognitive decline
Oct 20, 2022
Patients who lose weight within a year of their Parkinson’s diagnosis have a significantly faster decline in Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores, investigators report.
OIG urges CMS to evaluate home health use of telehealth
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 21, 2022
The Office of Inspector General has urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to evaluate how the use of telehealth affected the quality of home healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shingrix shingles vaccine protects seniors for 10 years, new data show
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 20, 2022
Older adults have long-term protection against shingles after receiving Shingrix, which has demonstrated 80% efficacy in ongoing clinical trials, the drug’s maker reports.
U.S. frontline workers have milder COVID cases after vaccination: study
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 20, 2022
The workers, including healthcare personnel, had significantly milder infections and lower viral loads after receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccination when compared to their unvaccinated peers.
FDA authorizes Novavax’s non-mRNA vaccine as COVID booster for adults
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 20, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration has expanded the authorization for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, the agency announced Wednesday.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Oct. 20
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 20, 2022
FDA approves first OTC molecular test for COVID … Updated COVID boosters should protect against quickly emerging strains, experts say … Joanne Pike named CEO of Alzheimer’s Association … Signify...
Study: Long COVID fuels increase in post-acute healthcare encounters
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2022
Increased healthcare use, including long-term care stays, begins two months after a patient tests positive for SARS-CoV-2, data analysis shows.
Seniors need 5+ hours of nightly sleep to prevent chronic disease, 25-year study suggests
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2022
Five hours or less of sleep each night is a recipe for multimorbidity in seniors, the authors of a long-term study contend.