Report reveals slight connection between stroke risk, flu shot among older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 22, 2024
A new study did not uncover evidence of heightened stroke risk among those 65 and up after they received COVID-19 shots. However, it did reveal a link in this population between flu shot and stroke, though...
High-dose flu shots reduce hospitalizations in older adults, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
May 28, 2024
High-dose flu vaccines given to older adults lower pneumonia- and influenza-related (P&I) hospitalization, but there isn’t a difference in death rates between people who received the high-dose and standard-dose...
Receiving annual flu shots doesn’t weaken the vaccine’s effects, study shows
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Kristen Fischer
May 21, 2024
The protective effect of annual flu vaccines does not erode when older adults receive flu shots every year, a new study published in Vaccine shows.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, March 7
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 07, 2024
FDA OKs continuous glucose monitor for type 2 diabetes … Panel eyes trivalent — not quadrivalent — flu shots for next year … 9K to 10K steps a day is ideal for health benefits, study finds …...
Clinical briefs for Monday, March 4
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 04, 2024
Workforce improvement tops list of nursing home pandemic effects … Current flu shots slashed doctor visits by 40% … Sleep apnea tied to memory, thinking problems … Bill aims to make nonaddictive...
Quad high-dose flu shot linked to fewer hospitalizations in older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 31, 2024
Older adults who received the quadrivalent (four-strain) high-dose flu shot (QIV-HD) were hospitalized less for influenza and other conditions compared with people who received the standard quadrivalent...
Flu activity slowing worldwide as professor debunks sickness advice
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 29, 2024
Flu prevalence still is going up in some countries in the Northern Hemisphere, but overall, it is declining, according to a new report. The news comes as another recent study examined the advice of eating...
High-dose flu shot protects better against virus, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 19, 2023
Good news for people who received a high-dose recombinant influenza vaccine this year. The vaccine offers more protection against flu than an egg-based standard-dose vaccine for older adults aged 50 and...
CDC urges more people to receive flu, RSV and COVID-19 vaccines
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 18, 2023
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an urgent alert late last week saying there’s an urgent need to increase vaccination rates.
Study: Flu comes with lingering symptoms — like long COVID
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 15, 2023
Even though scientists are still learning about long COVID, they’re now acknowledging that COVID-19 isn’t the only ailment that can linger. Enter the term “long flu.”