In a first, FDA advisers endorse vaccines to prevent RSV in older adults
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 01, 2023
In landmark decisions, the advisers recommended that two new vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) should be approved for use in older adults.
Most US adults with type 2 diabetes meet criteria for GLP-RAs, SGLT2is
Feb 28, 2023
More than 82% US adults with type 2 diabetes meet the criteria to be prescribed the drugs, yet only 9% use either of them.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, March 2
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 01, 2023
FBI director says lab leak likely caused COVID-19 pandemic … Review shows COVID-19 vaccines may reduce symptoms of long COVID … Only 5 Medicaid FFS plans cover Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab, study...
Falls risk climbs when frailty and cognitive impairment emerge together: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 28, 2023
Older adults are more likely to sustain repeated falls when frailty and cognitive impairment onset co-occur. Clinicians should take note when screening seniors for falls risk, investigators say.
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.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, March 1
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 28, 2023
Feds to speed up complaint-driven healthcare investigations … USPSTF advises anxiety screenings for adults to age 64; geriatrician-psychiatrists would extend age range … Prior frailty diagnosis and...
Study gives for-profit hospices failing grade in patient care
By
Diane Eastabrook
Feb 28, 2023
Patients receiving hospice care from for-profit providers report substantially worse care experiences than those who receive care from nonprofit hospice agencies, according to a Rand Corporation study.
CDC advisers: Evidence supports only one yearly COVID-19 booster shot for seniors
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 27, 2023
The data support a single yearly dose of the COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccine for older adults and other groups vulnerable to severe disease, ACIP members say.
Researchers say pain is undertreated in nursing home residents
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 27, 2023
There are four distinct pain trajectories experienced by nursing facility residents, according to a new study. Investigators urge clinicians to use the findings to help uncover and treat hidden pain among...
Better cardiovascular health may explain declining dementia rates: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 27, 2023
U.S. dementia incidence has declined over recent decades. Yet the falling numbers haven’t been matched by a decrease in dementia-related brain pathology. Improved cardiovascular health may explain the...