Natural protection against reinfection with BA.1 COVID-19 variant lower
Feb 17, 2023
However, protection against severe disease remains high, at 88.9%, for omicron BA.1 at 40 weeks.
Moderna will offer free COVID-19 shots to uninsured after PHE ends
Feb 16, 2023
Moderna faces pressure since the US government subsidized its vaccine development.
Practicing physicians saw excess mortality during COVID-19 pandemic
Feb 13, 2023
However, physicians had substantially lower excess mortality than the general U.S. population.
COVID-19 pandemic at a tipping point: WHO
Jan 30, 2023
The organization’s International Health Regulations Emergency Committee met last week to discuss COVID-19.
Polypill not linked to reduced cognitive decline in seniors
Jan 30, 2023
But a polypill with or without aspirin is associated with reduced functional decline for those aged 65 years or older with cardiovascular risk factors.
Seniors had high burden of RSV-positive respiratory infection before COVID-19
Jan 23, 2023
Following a sharp decline during COVID-19, RSV-positive acute respiratory infection re-emerged during the summer of 2021 and is linked to lower quality of life.
Staffing stability is marker of better quality of nursing homes
Jan 10, 2023
A higher percentage of below-average staffing days was linked to worse quality for licensed practical nurses.
Women with employer insurance more likely to report unaffordability of care
Dec 30, 2022
“[R]ising healthcare costs, growth in high-deductible plans and increased out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures may have contributed to increased unaffordability in recent years,” the authors...
Congressional report slams FDA, drugmaker over approval of Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm
Dec 29, 2022
The controversy over aducanumab (Aduhelm) stretches back to its June 2021 approval by the US Food and Drug Administration.
US health officials urge indoor masking in major cities as ‘tripledemic’ rages
Dec 12, 2022
During the past few weeks, COVID-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus have made millions of Americans ill.