United Kingdom eases COVID-19 testing rules for international visitors
Jan 06, 2022
The change will be welcome news to people who refrained from traveling for fear they would get stranded in a foreign country.
Midlife cardiovascular conditions, risk factors linked to cognitive decline
Jan 06, 2022
Most cardiovascular conditions more strongly linked to cognition among women.
Israel will give fourth COVID-19 shot to people older than 60, health workers
Jan 03, 2022
About 60% of Israel’s 9.4 million people are fully vaccinated with either a recent second dose or booster dose.
Scientists spot clues to why omicron infections are milder
Jan 03, 2022
More than a dozen research groups have been observing the omicron variant in lab settings using animals this past month.
Many U.S. adults report pandemic-related sleep disturbances
Jan 03, 2022
Overall, 56% of respondents have experienced “COVID-somnia” sleep disturbances; this number was slightly higher among younger people versus older adults.
Seniors report medical care missed during the pandemic
Dec 30, 2021
The rates of forgone medical care because of COVID-19 decreased over time; about 70% of forgone care was due to physician-driven factors.
AAN updates guideline for treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy
Dec 30, 2021
When patients do not experience meaningful improvement with the initial therapeutic class, medication from a different class should be offered.
Dopamine agonists, DRIs similar for quality of life in Parkinson’s disease
Dec 29, 2021
The research “suggests that MAO-B inhibitors might be underused as adjuvant therapy for the treatment of people with Parkinson disease.”
2008 to 2017 saw decline in serious hearing loss in U.S. seniors
Dec 28, 2021
Substantial sex differences identified, with a 10% decrease in hearing loss in women but a 2% increase in men.
Omicron cases pass U.S. peak seen with delta
Dec 27, 2021
The numbers of hospitalizations, however, have not yet reached those higher levels.