CDC: Updated COVID boosters protect seniors well against XBB infections
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 26, 2023
A booster dose provided at least 3 months of protection against symptomatic XBB and XBB.1.5 infections in seniors who had previously received 2 to 4 monovalent vaccine doses, researchers reported.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Jan. 26
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 26, 2023
NIH study reveals link between viral illness and later Alzheimer’s diagnoses … CDC: 12% of seniors take sleep aids, more so women than men … Frailty measure predicts referral to social services...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, January 25
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2023
Toolkit provides clinical resources for COVID vaccination and therapeutics in PALTC organizations … Assistive program helps primary care docs with diagnoses of skin conditions … HHS report: Medicare...
New COVID cases fall by 24 percent; full pandemic count misses 268,000 deaths
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2023
Infection metrics are down overall. But aging services providers should remain on guard, as older adults account for a rising percentage of hospitalizations, officials say.
VA’s narrative medicine program improves senior patient care, docs’ study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2023
Physicians said that the practice of narrative medicine changed how they framed patient decisions and helped them to guide seniors toward appropriate care.
FDA proposes two annual COVID shots for seniors in ‘simplified’ vaccine schedule
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 24, 2023
In an effort to streamline COVID-19 protection, older adults and others vulnerable to severe disease would receive two annual shots of an updated vaccine, according to a plan to be evaluated on Thursday...
Stroke risk factors may shift with age, along with prevention goals: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 24, 2023
Hypertension and type 2 diabetes are key risk factors for stroke, but the association may decrease as patients age, investigators say.
Head injury doubles 30-year mortality risk, deaths tied to neuro diseases: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 24, 2023
The more severe the injury, the greater the risk, investigators report. Many of these eventual deaths are linked to neurological conditions such as dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Jan. 24
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 24, 2023
Seasonal flu activity continues to decline, latest data shows … CDC: Omicron variant XBB.1.5 now makes up nearly half of COVID cases … A record low: Less than half of Americans are happy with...
Aspirin as good as heparin at preventing blood clots after fracture surgery: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 19, 2023
The findings could having an impact on clinical practice and even alter the standard of care, say the authors of a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.