Long COVID could lead to brain chemistry changes … COVID vaccination linked to decrease in heart attacks and strokes in people previously infected with the virus … FDA approves first medication designed...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 15
By
Rachael Zimlich
Feb 15, 2023
Medicaid beneficiaries may be among the first affected when the public health emergency ends … New wearable smart devices can help signal falls among the elderly at home … A Velco-like protein...
RSV vaccine succeeds in phase 3 trial
By
Rachael Zimlich
Feb 22, 2023
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is perhaps best known for causing severe illness in infants in children, but it leads up to 150,000 hospitalizations and 10,000 deaths in adults aged 65 and older each...
Study: Elder abuse leads to rise in ED visits up to 2 years later
By
Rachael Zimlich
Feb 17, 2023
A new study finds that emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations were recorded at higher rates among elderly who were abused in some way for as long as two years after the abuse initially occurred.