For people with dementia, depression rose as activity levels fell during pandemic: study
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Alicia Lasek
May 14, 2023
The study is the first to show that having dementia and reduced activity independently affected the risk of depression and anxiety during the pandemic, investigators say.
CDC director calls for agency’s overhaul, citing pandemic performance
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 17, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will reorganize, with a new, action-oriented culture that better serves public health, Director Rochelle Walensky told her staff Wednesday.
Pandemic advice that works: LTC leaders share their experiences in free May 19 webinar
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Alicia Lasek
May 12, 2021
“Addressing pandemic challenges with success” will feature real-world advice from leaders at Covenant Living Communities, Hebrew Home at Riverdale, Life Plan Communities and Goodman Group. Participants...
Biden to speed up vaccinations; second dose shortage unlikely, advisers say
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 15, 2021
Biden aims to have 100 million vaccines administered in his first 100 days. Meetings with manufacturers have bolstered confidence that supply will steadily increase, an advisory board member said.
In advance of possible flu surge, vaccination for seniors may cut use of antibiotics
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 01, 2022
Increasing influenza vaccination coverage appears to reduce prescribing for certain classes of antibiotics in seniors, researchers from Kaiser Permanente and Harvard report.
CDC: Seniors’ comparative rate of hospitalization spiked during omicron wave
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 26, 2022
Rates of hospitalization among seniors rose higher in comparison to younger adults during the BA.2 wave, with vaccinations providing less protection, new data show.
White House to detail strategies to support next generation of COVID immunizations
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 26, 2022
Intranasal vaccines and pan-coronavirus drugs are on the table in a new push toward corralling COVID-19 — despite uncertainties about support and federal funding, a new report finds.
Providers: We need more PPE, testing to ‘fully comply’ with latest CMS guidance
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Danielle Brown
Apr 06, 2020
Providers won’t be able to “realistically implement” new guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services until they have enough personal protective equipment and access to testing, advocates...
CDC: Without boosters, adults have ‘little remaining protection’ against COVID-19 hospitalization
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 06, 2023
U.S. adults who have received only the original, monovalent vaccine doses are likely at a disadvantage when it comes to protection against hospitalization, investigators have found.
Study: Long COVID fuels increase in post-acute healthcare encounters
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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.