Fauci: First COVID vaccines may ship to high-risk groups by early January
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 30, 2020
Projections by drugmakers Moderna and Pfizer point to coronavirus vaccine delivery around the new year, Anthony Fauci, M.D., the nation’s chief infectious disease expert, said on Thursday.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Oct. 30
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 30, 2020
Brain impulse-reading device allows patients with paralysis to complete tasks … CDC: Telehealth visits increased by 154% during pandemic onset … Study reveals where people with dementia are more likely...
First Alzheimer’s commercial blood test to detect amyloid beta hits the market
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 29, 2020
A new blood test that detects the presence of Alzheimer’s brain plaques on Thursday became the first to hit the commercial market on a wide scale.
Health effects of social isolation strikingly different in older men and women: study
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 29, 2020
Women with fewer social ties have higher odds of hypertension, researchers say. In contrast, men with a large social network are more likely to develop high blood pressure.
Recovered COVID patients with sore throat, nasal symptoms still may test positive
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 29, 2020
Nearly 17% of hospitalized COVID patients who were considered fully recovered tested positive for the virus in follow-up screenings. Two telltale symptoms may suggest a need for repeat testing, investigators...
Black patients less likely to seek hospice care than whites, researchers say
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 29, 2020
Black patients seek substantially more intensive medical treatment in the last six months of life than whites, a study shows. The investigators recommend that more healthcare providers are trained to promote...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Oct. 29
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 29, 2020
HHS awards nursing homes $333M in COVID infection-control performance rewards … Severe COVID may age the brain by a decade, researchers say … All adults with endocrine disorders should receive cholesterol,...
PharMerica’s T.J. Griffin: Walgreens partnership will support LTC coronavirus vaccine delivery
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 28, 2020
The collaboration will add manpower, reporting and other key capabilities to future COVID vaccine delivery in LTC facilities and communities, says Griffin, an Operation Warp Speed adviser.
CDC: A third of healthcare workers hospitalized with COVID were treated in ICU
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 28, 2020
Six percent of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 early in the pandemic were healthcare workers. Fully 36% of these patients were in nursing-related occupations, and about a third became severely ill, the...
FDA advisers to vote on first drug to treat Alzheimer’s
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 28, 2020
Advisers will consider whether to recommend that the amyloid beta-removing drug aducanumab be approved. The FDA has not reviewed an application for a new Alzheimer’s treatment for at least 15 years.