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Researchers have discovered key changes in heart attack treatments and 30-day outcomes over a decade of Medicare Advantage expansion.

Vaccine boosters appeared to play a key role in preventing COVID–19-associated morbidity and mortality across two large LTC systems.

Hearing aids can lessen, improve cognitive decline … Diabetes drugs tied to lower odds of adverse outcomes in hospitalized COVID patients … Outlook for post-COVID conditions tied to age, sex, comorbidities...

Senators cited constituent concerns about so-called ghost networks — listings of physicians who are unavailable to provide care.

The pandemic itself, including related stress, may be contributing to slow recoveries after COVID and non-COVID illnesses alike, investigators say.

The human brain is known to shrink and lose some function with age. Gender and chronic inflammation may also be linked to these changes, a new study finds.

States see nursing home COVID cases jumping … Assisted living communities in the South, Midwest hit hard by COVID: CDC … LeadingAge awards DC members $20K in grants to support vaccine access, equity...

Flu activity was the highest in a decade last week and hospitalizations for three respiratory viruses are straining healthcare systems, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said on Monday.

Participants who used air purifiers with active HEPA and carbon filters had improved markers of heart health. This included a 25% increase in heart rate variability, investigators say.

Having a sense of purpose can lower the risk of death from any cause … New nursing home quality coalition Moving Forward requests feedback … Researchers granted $7.3M from CDC to study long COVID …...