The office next to mine is empty. Well, not completely. A few pieces of furniture, an ugly lamp and some dog-eared file folders clutter the space a long-term care colleague once occupied. But that’s...
Report: People are living longer globally, while men still dying earlier
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 18, 2024
People across the world are living longer, on the whole. At the same time, the gap between male and female longevity is narrowing even though women still outlive men, according to a report out Wednesday...
Report: Death rates in older adults dropped overall prior to pandemic
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 20, 2023
Death rates for adults 65 and older fell from 2000 through 2019, according to a new report that analyzed death rates among older adults prior to the pandemic.
Study: Sickest COVID-19 patients have 22 percent lower mortality with vaccination
By
Alicia Lasek
May 23, 2023
Vaccination for COVID-19 has reduced by 22% the number of COVID-19 deaths among hospitalized patients dependent on oxygen, according to a new study.
COVID mortality trending older, with 9 in 10 deaths in adults aged 65 and older
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 30, 2022
Overall, people aged 65 and older accounted for approximately 90% of US COVID-19 deaths in October, finds a new analysis of federal data.
COVID-19 again the third leading cause of death, while elderly deaths decrease
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 25, 2022
U.S. mortality from COVID-19 increased overall in 2021, but there has been a decline in deaths among the elderly and other shifts in who is severely affected by the disease, the CDC reports.
Researchers: Post-acute deaths rose among Medicare enrollees without COVID-19 during pandemic
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 11, 2022
Mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries with non-COVID-19-related illness increased both in the hospital and at 30 days post-discharge during the pandemic, a large new study has found.
Weight loss tied to earlier death in older women
Jan 11, 2022
However, grip strength and physical functioning were tied to lower risk for death, regardless of weight
Staff vaccination rate tied to resident deaths in COVID-19 hot spots, national data show
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 10, 2021
Estimates reveal that if a large sample of U.S. nursing homes had averaged 83% staff vaccination coverage this summer, at least 700 fewer residents would have died from COVID-19 over a two-month period.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 7
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 07, 2021
More than half of this city’s COVID-19 dead had diabetes … Blood pressure spiked during lockdown phase of pandemic, Cleveland Clinic finds … Omicron may quickly overtake delta variant in U.S. but...