One in every five adults aged more than 60 years takes fish oil supplements, despite many warnings that they have no benefit for heart health. A new study sheds light on what the product labels say that...
Study seeks to shed light on COVID-19’s impact on the brain
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John Roszkowski
Sep 23, 2022
A global consortium of researchers is seeking to uncover the short-term and long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the brain to assess whether it can lead to cognitive impairments later in life such as Alzheimer’s...
Test to detect Parkinson’s shows promise, report says
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 09, 2024
Similar to how researchers are coming up with biomarker tests for Alzheimer’s and related dementias, a team of investigators are working on a blood test to detect Parkinson’s disease.
Certain populations to receive Paxlovid free through 2024, under new agreement
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 17, 2023
Paxlovid, an oral drug that treats COVID-19, will begin to enter the commercial market starting next month. At the same time, the US federal government is making sure that the country has enough supply,...
Program that diagnosed fractures virtually led to fewer ER visits for LTC residents: study
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Alicia Lasek
May 14, 2023
A program that enabled virtual diagnosis and on-site fracture care kept 100% of participating LTC residents out of the emergency department and cut the need for clinic visits, a new study reveals.
CDC: Health facilities were site of over 50 percent of drinking water outbreaks between 2015-2020
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 15, 2024
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report published Thursday revealed that pathogens including legionella and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are the top causes of waterborne disease...
NJ wants to rebuild nursing workforce
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 12, 2024
New Jersey is hoping to rebuild its workforce of nurses — including those in assisted living communities — due to high turnover, according to a new report.
Study ties gut bacteria to heart attack
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 13, 2023
Gut bacteria may have a role in a person’s risk for having a heart attack.
One in five at-risk patients reject statin therapy, large study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 28, 2023
More than 20% of patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease refuse to take recommended statin medications, and women are 50% more likely than men to opt out, finds a study involving 24,000 participants.
White House: COVID treatments should be part of ‘routine’ clinical care at nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 11, 2022
Nursing homes are on the front lines of not just preventing COVID-19, but also increasingly treating it, as more deaths from the disease shift from hospitals to that setting, officials say.