CDC: Seniors had lower COVID-19 immunity than rest of population in 2022
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 05, 2023
The findings highlight the importance for adults aged 65 years and older to stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccination and have easy access to antiviral medications, researchers say.
Compared to other countries, U.S. life expectancy worse than previously estimated
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 05, 2023
Dozens of countries across the world have had higher life expectancies than the United States over the last 70 years, a new study has found.
Clinical briefs for Monday, June 5
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 05, 2023
Memory support neighborhood takes ‘dignified approach’ to dementia care … Bias in test of lung function leaves up to 40% of Black males undiagnosed … FDA revokes EUA for J&J’s COVID vaccine...
FDA OKs second RSV vaccine option for older adults
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 02, 2023
Pfizer’s Abrysvo was found to be 67% effective in preventing confirmed RSV in cases with two symptoms, and even more effective in preventing disease with three or more symptoms, clinical trial data...
Unvaccinated COVID-19 patients report symptoms 2 years later, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 02, 2023
Among unvaccinated people infected with SARS-CoV-2, 18% continued to experience COVID-19-related symptoms 24 months after their infection, researchers report.
Clinical briefs for Friday, June 2
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 02, 2023
88% of LTC nurses see racism, discrimination from those they serve: survey … CMS issues final rule lifting COVID-19 vaccine mandate … FDA may simplify drug package inserts to improve patient compliance...
Medicare’s plan to cover Alzheimer’s drugs hinges on patient data registries
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 02, 2023
Medicare Part B will cover Alzheimer’s drugs with traditional FDA approval, CMS announced Thursday. Prescribing clinicians must participate in a patient data registry.
Treatment patterns, not genetics, drive prostate cancer disparities, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
May 29, 2023
Prostate cancer, which affects 1 in 11 men aged 70 and older, has some of the largest disparities in outcomes across all cancer types, investigators say.
Epilepsy raises risk of developing Alzheimer’s, and vice-versa
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Alicia Lasek
May 29, 2023
People with a common type of epilepsy have nearly four times the relative odds of receiving an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, a new study finds.
What is behind surge in U.S. senior population? Preventive healthcare, professor says
May 29, 2023
The population of adults aged 65 years and older in the United States has grown at the fastest clip of any previous decade in 130 years, new census data show.