Study confirms link between high blood pressure and dementia in seniors
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 17, 2020
High blood pressure is tied to lower global cognitive and memory test scores, a long-term study shows.
FDA approves first fully at-home COVID-19 test
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 17, 2020
Results are available in about 20 minutes via a mobile phone app, and the test is more than 90% accurate in both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals, the agency announced Tuesday.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Dec. 17
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 17, 2020
Drug added to remdesivir reduces time to recovery in COVID … Communication with nursing home staff critical during lockdown, bereaved families say … Certain drug treatments linked to survival rates...
Moderna’s vaccine highly effective against COVID-19: FDA review
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John O'Connor
Dec 16, 2020
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is 94% effective in preventing symptomatic illness, according to information released Tuesday. The initial review’s findings appear to set the table for federal authorization...
Monitor vaccinated residents for signs of Bell’s palsy, feds warn
By
John O'Connor
Dec 16, 2020
Long-term care residents will be among the first people in the nation to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. On Tuesday, Food and Drug Administration staff recommended that they be checked for possible cases...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 16
Dec 16, 2020
Pandemic’s toll: 15 residents an hour … Increase Vitamin D levels to reduce COVID-19 deaths? … Funeral homes, morgues grapple with rising death totals … Chatbot detects speech changes that...
Amid national rollout, many on front lines leery about vaccine
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John O'Connor
Dec 15, 2020
“I believe this is the weapon that will end the war.” New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo made the statement at the first known clinically authorized vaccination Monday morning at the Long Island Jewish...
Trotting out a new therapy for those with Parkinson’s
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John O'Connor
Dec 15, 2020
The Human Animal Bond Research Institute announced a new research project to see whether horses might be able to help reduce symptoms among people with Parkinson’s disease.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 15
Dec 15, 2020
COVID-19 neurologic fallout not restricted to those who are severely ill … Providers scramble to prioritize workers for COVID shots … Gout may increase epilepsy risk … Groups praise bipartisan Alzheimer’s-related...
As a much-anticipated vaccine rolls out, others face obstacles
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2020
Even as the U.S. government authorized Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use late last week, drugmakers around the world acknowledged new challenges in developing other immunizing drugs that...