Women who experience cognitive decline may not only have faster bone loss than their peers, but have greater odds of fracturing a bone in the next 10 years — no matter the level of bone loss, investigators say.
JEA Senior Living to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees in its 40 communities … CDC: U.S. life expectancy declines to its lowest level in nearly 20 years … High-risk VA population responds well to COVID-19 vaccines: study … Small increase in physical activity after heart defibrillator implant reduces mortality … Number of Black, Hispanic men in healthcare professions remains stalled … Seniors slower to learn self help, but equal to younger people when learning to help others
Certain physical and mental health problems persist for years in some hospitalized survivors of acute respiratory diseases, suggesting that disability may be permanent for some severely ill COVID-19 patients as well, investigators say.
Drugmaker Merck is encouraging the use of its new shot, Vaxneuvance, in older adults diagnosed with certain chronic medical conditions or who are immunocompromised.
The drug does not improve upon the current standard of care for Alzheimer’s disease, say advisers to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, a drug pricing watchdog.
Providers face legal backlash from vaccine mandates for employees … Large number of U.S. Latinx immigrants have COVID-19-related immigration concerns about testing, treatment … Michigan State developing new wound dressing that doesn’t require changing … HHS offers providers access to $103 million for employee mental health programming … Better ventilation, air quality needed to keep COVID-19 in check, experts say … HHS renews pandemic public health emergency
The study linked hearing impairment to faster functional decline — particularly in seniors’ balance skills. As a treatable condition, hearing loss may be a target for interventions, improving quality of life, the investigators conclude.
Nursing home residents who have had a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection have stronger responses to vaccination than those who have not been exposed to the virus, a real-life investigation finds.
Family members of older adults value early dementia risk information provided by clinicians, a new study finds. When interviewed about their post-disclosure reactions, some said the knowledge prompted them to change their own behavior and begin stepping into new care roles.
Feds now reviewing prospect of COVID-19 boosters for fully vaccinated people … Cleveland Clinic, Mount Sinai won’t give Aduhelm to patients … FDA chief acknowledges possible missteps on Aduhelm approval … U.S. surgeon general issues advisory: Misinformation threatening COVID-19 response … Flu shot reduces some COVID-19 ICU admissions, sepsis and stroke, study finds … Cancer patients have slower response to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in trial
