FDA panel supports rollout of tweaked booster shots from Moderna, Pfizer this fall
Jun 29, 2022
The advisory panel approval speeds the process by which FDA regulators will push for updated booster formulations.
Johnson & Johnson finalizes $26 billion opioid settlement
Feb 28, 2022
The money will be used in efforts to reverse the damage of the opioid crisis.
New COVID-19 variant XBB gaining ground among Americans
Nov 28, 2022
The new omicron subvariant is taking hold in the United States, health officials say, although it does not look more severe than its predecessors.
Delirium increases risk for subsequent death, dementia in older adults
Apr 02, 2024
A dose-response association was seen with higher risk for each additional delirium episode.
Hourly heat exposure linked to increased risk for acute ischemic stroke
Feb 29, 2024
Cumulative odds ratio was 1.88 for extremely high temperature (33 degrees C or or 91.4 degrees F) versus reference temperature (12 degrees C or 53.78 degrees F.)
2005 to 2019 saw rise in cannabis-related emergency visits for older adults
Jan 30, 2023
The authors say that providers should routinely ask older adults about cannabis use.
One in nine may get delayed large local reaction after Moderna vaccine
Jun 10, 2022
A higher risk was seen among women and among individuals aged 30 to 69 years.
Rotating night shifts may hamper healthy aging
May 05, 2022
The findings were seen in a large sample of U.S. female nurses followed for 24 years.
Poor sleep tied to urinary, prostate symptoms
Dec 05, 2022
The association was especially strong among the elderly male population.
Disparities seen in left ventricular assist device use for heart failure in seniors
Aug 01, 2022
The authors say that disparities in left ventricular assist device use by race and sex likely are driven by clinician decision-making.