FDA authorizes Novavax’s non-mRNA vaccine as COVID booster for adults
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 20, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration has expanded the authorization for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, the agency announced Wednesday.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Oct. 20
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 20, 2022
FDA approves first OTC molecular test for COVID … Updated COVID boosters should protect against quickly emerging strains, experts say … Joanne Pike named CEO of Alzheimer’s Association … Signify...
Study: Long COVID fuels increase in post-acute healthcare encounters
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2022
Increased healthcare use, including long-term care stays, begins two months after a patient tests positive for SARS-CoV-2, data analysis shows.
Seniors need 5+ hours of nightly sleep to prevent chronic disease, 25-year study suggests
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2022
Five hours or less of sleep each night is a recipe for multimorbidity in seniors, the authors of a long-term study contend.
Exercise tied to improved cognition in stroke survivors
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2022
Exercise significantly improves clinical measures of cognitive function in adults who have experienced a stroke, investigators report.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 19
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2022
Feds to supply $15M in grants to support community mental health clinics … Biden administration scrambles for Evusheld backup as new variants arise … Providers are main target of race-related healthcare...
Timely treatment of depression could lower dementia risk, long-term study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 18, 2022
The course that depression takes may change one’s vulnerability to dementia, and depression treatment may play a large role in that risk, investigators report.
Many older adults use home medical tests — and keep results to themselves
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 18, 2022
Most older adults say they would like to try out direct-to-consumer, at-home medical tests. But not all who use them share the results with a primary care clinician.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 18
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 18, 2022
Immigration reform means staffing opportunities for long-term care, despite roadblocks … CDC: In-hospital COVID mortality fell from 15% to 5% between delta and omicron … Low-priced OTC hearing aids...
U.S. extends public health emergency, buying LTC a bit more time
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 17, 2022
The latest renewal is effective as of Oct. 13, and will continue through Jan. 11, 2023. Continued allowances for LTC include the waiver of a required three-day hospital stay to access skilled nursing services...