Fourth COVID shot better protects LTC residents against omicron, study shows
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 24, 2022
Long-term care residents who get a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are at a reduced risk of being hospitalized or dying from the disease during an omicron-related surge, Israeli researchers say.
Residents with COVID-19 booster vax get omicron immunity bump, nursing home study finds
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 23, 2022
A booster shot lifted omicron-neutralizing immune activity to the detectable range in 86% of nursing home residents and in 93% of healthcare workers, an investigation finds.
Diabetes control slows overt heart failure in seniors, Johns Hopkins’ study finds
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 23, 2022
Well-controlled diabetes has the potential to help stall the progression of early-stage heart failure to dangerous, late-stage disease, researchers say.
Boxing program eases Parkinson’s disease motor and non-motor symptoms
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 23, 2022
A three-month boxing program reduced motor and non-motor symptoms in participants with Parkinson’s disease, a new study finds.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, June 23
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 23, 2022
Clinical trial: Messages from docs upped vaccinations in Black, Latino elders … U.S. Supreme Court sides with insurer on out-of-network dialysis providers … Senators introduce bill to protect seniors’...
Women at ‘significantly’ higher risk of long COVID, researchers find
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 22, 2022
More women have long-term health effects related to COVID-19 than men. But men are more likely to have kidney and endocrine issues, Investigators say.
Study: U.S. life expectancy rose between 2000 and 2019, with some wide gaps
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 22, 2022
Life expectancy for Black Americans increased more than that of any other group in most U.S. counties. This may reflect a reversal of gains in the white population, according to the NIH.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, June 22
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 22, 2022
CMS proposes payment decrease of $810M for home health in 2023 … Widespread immunity keeping death rate low as COVID surges, expert say … New IBS treatment guidelines released for complications of...
Nursing home COVID-19 infections quadruple as booster rate slows
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 21, 2022
An AARP analysis shows a sharp uptick in infections between mid-April and mid-May, while residents’ booster shots have slowed to a trickle.
Amyloid-busting drug for early Alzheimer’s fails to stop cognitive decline, long-term study concludes
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 21, 2022
The failure of a more-than-decade-long trial in patients with early-onset Alzheimer’s deals yet another blow to a key treatment theory, observers say.