Review shows certain exercises benefit patients with asthma
Aug 14, 2023
Yoga, breathing control practices and aerobic training show benefits.
Protection against SARS-CoV-2 wanes months after BNT162b2 vaccination
Oct 08, 2021
Declines were seen in humoral responses and effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection within several months after the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, also known as Comirnaty.
Even five years postapproval, many drug studies remain nonpublic
Sep 01, 2023
The authors urge greater transparency of study results for drugs approved by the FDA.
Study looks at effects of reducing intake of processed meat, unprocessed red meat
Jul 29, 2024
A 30% reduction in processed meat intake would lead to 352,900 fewer occurrences of type 2 diabetes and 92,500 fewer occurrences of cardiovascular disease.
More news for Wednesday, Sept. 15
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2021
House Build Back Better markups mean historic opportunities for staffing, HCBS services … LTC pharmacy giant Omnicare to require COVID vaccination of all employees … Older Americans faring worse economically...
AI chatbots can generate quality, empathetic, readable responses
May 17, 2024
Chatbots can generate quality responses to cancer patient questions, comparable to physician responses.
Poorer motor function in seniors linked to mortality risk
Aug 05, 2021
Poorer motor function in older age is associated with increased risk of mortality, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in The BMJ.
Outcomes may be better for warfarin users who stop aspirin use
Sep 23, 2022
A quality improvement effort was tied to a decrease in major bleeding without an increase in thrombotic events.
‘Replace denial with proposal’ on long-term care, House committee told
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2019
Congress must “replace denial with a detailed, bipartisan legislative proposal on long-term care” to address the needs of a growing older population facing high costs for healthcare and housing, Robert...
Nursing home staff shortages tied to more inappropriate antipsychotic use
Apr 26, 2024
More inappropriate use was seen particularly for nursing homes in severely deprived neighborhoods.