Key CDC advisers set to scrutinize evidence for vaccine booster shots
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 11, 2021
The question of whether a COVID-19 booster shot will be helpful and safe may receive an answer Friday. That is when the CDC’s top vaccine advisers will meet to review updated evidence for recommending...
Osteoporosis a growing threat: more DXA scans needed, bone health expert says
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 04, 2021
Increased Medicare reimbursement for bone scans is a key part the solution to the growing health burden of osteoporosis in the United States, an expert in fracture prevention says.
‘A win-win:’ MedPAC officially makes recommendation to replace SNF VBP with new incentive model
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Danielle Brown
Jun 17, 2021
A proposal by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to replace the current value-based purchasing program for skilled nursing facilities with a more equitable, value-incentive model would be a “win-win”...
Poll: Americans uneasy with clinical use of artificial intelligence
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 26, 2023
Sixty percent of poll respondents said that they would feel uncomfortable if their own healthcare provider used AI to aid in tasks such as diagnosing disease and recommending treatments.
Variant-adapted COVID shot approved in U.K.; Novavax requests U.S. booster nod
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 16, 2022
Novavax wants its U.S. vaccine authorization to extend to a booster shot, and the U.K. has approved a two-component vaccine that directly tackles the omicron variant.
FDA greenlights Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, adding unique option to U.S. arsenal
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 14, 2022
The FDA late Wednesday authorized Novavax’s adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in adults aged 18 years and older.
Older adults flocking to telehealth: comfort levels improve, but concerns remain
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 18, 2020
Older adults using telehealth this year are more comfortable interacting virtually and less concerned about privacy issues than they were in 2019, a national poll has found.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Bill Thomas
By
John O'Connor
Mar 16, 2020
Dr. Bill Thomas defies easy description.
Nursing home job losses happened three times as fast as in other sectors: JAMA
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Nov 08, 2023
Nursing homes job losses have mounted at more than triple the rate of loss in hospitals and physicians’ offices, according to new research that looked at labor rates from 2016 to 2022.
Elders with diabetes more likely to receive insulin, but less likely to benefit
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 24, 2020
Elders with diabetes and multimorbidity are more likely to hit low Hemoglobin A1c targets using high-risk medications, a new study finds.