Protect elders now as new COVID-19 variants take hold overseas, report suggests
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 17, 2022
Trackers are watching a convergence of COVID-19 variants emerging across the world that can better skirt the immune system than prior variants.
Unvaccinated patients with cancer 7 times more likely to die during pandemic, large study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 17, 2022
The results underscore the vulnerability of people whose immune systems may be weakened by cancer or its treatment, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Oct. 17
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 17, 2022
CDC reports higher-than-normal flu cases, upticks in Southeast and South-Central U.S. … Long COVID found among 29% of survivors, women and severely ill most affected … Biden to sign order aiming to...
Yo, I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
By
Steven Littlehale
Oct 14, 2022
It’s a curious day when I lift a lyric from the Spice Girls to title an article. The Spice Girls’ first single, “Wannabe,” was released in 1996 and rocketed to the top of the British singles chart....
Also in the News for Friday, Oct. 14, 2022
By
Joe Bush
Oct 14, 2022
AHCA/NCAL elects board members … Speaker at AHCA/NCAL convention gives nurse recruitment advice … SNFs have made great strides in preventing, treating COVID, docs say
SNFs have made great strides in preventing, treating COVID, docs say
By
Joe Bush
Oct 14, 2022
Nursing facilities are now highly skilled at preventing COVID-19 illness and staving off serious outcomes, said doctors in a panel discussion this week. But pandemic challenges linger.
First human trial of Pfizer’s bivalent booster finds shot safe, effective
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 14, 2022
New data from a trial in humans shows that the omicron-adapted COVID-19 booster made by Pfizer and BioNTech is safe and effective in older adults, according to the drugmakers.
Widespread use of statin-aspirin polypill would slash cardiovascular disease, experts contend
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 14, 2022
The use of inexpensive combination pills could prevent cardiovascular disease on a wide scale, according to a commentary in The Lancet.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Oct. 14
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 14, 2022
Black Medicare recipients far less likely to receive a surgical consultation: study … Ultra-low dose total body imaging could help docs better evaluate rheumatoid arthritis … Mediterranean diet has...
Polypharmacy rises before a dementia diagnosis: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 13, 2022
Drug prescriptions increase in the 20 years before a patient’s dementia diagnosis, and prescribing patterns begin to hone in on particular medical conditions, a new study finds.