Death

A clot-busting drug administered during a stroke helped lead to the death of a patient taking the experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab, a peer-reviewed autopsy analysis has revealed.

The oral antiviral pill Paxlovid does not significantly reduce the risk of severe COVID-19 in patients at “standard risk” of poor outcomes, the drug’s maker reports.

Some in long-term care wake up thinking of pay cuts, business survival or reform. Me? I awoke this morning thinking about cremation.

A fourth dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine cuts the risk of infection and severe illness in older adults when compared to a third dose given months earlier, a new study from Israel finds.

Older adults with advanced cancer often misjudge the time they have left to live. This may increase their chances for unnecessary hospitalization and likelihood to neglect hospice care, investigators say.

Associations between MS and all-cause, cancer-specific death partially attenuated after adjustment for disability status

The agency is requiring a warning label on the arthritis and ulcerative colitis drugs Xeljanz and Xeljanz XR (tofacitinib) and two other drugs in this class, citing an increased risk of adverse health...

Spousal loss is a highly stressful life event that may have deleterious effects on the brain, a new study finds.

Heart attack risk is high following the death of a close loved one. But preventive drug therapy may reduce the odds of suffering a “broken heart.”

‘Normal’ resting heart rate varies greatly between individuals … New BiPAP therapy for COPD may reduce risk of intubation, ER visits … End-of-life care supports a ‘good death’ for patients...