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Mashup Score: 1COVID-19 vaccine tied to reduced deaths in seniors with dementia - 9 month(s) ago
For the first time, researchers have calculated excess deaths among US dementia patients during the pandemic, and they found a reduction in excess mortality among long-term care residents after COVID-19 vaccines were made available. The study was published today in JAMA Neurology. Older adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias are very vulnerable to the COVID…
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Mashup Score: 0Only 1 in 5 US nursing home residents given monoclonal antibodies, antivirals for COVID - 9 month(s) ago
A new study published in JAMA finds that fewer than one in five US nursing home residents received evidenced-based treatment with monoclonal antibodies or oral antiviral drugs for COVID-19, despite being at high risk for poor outcomes. The rate had improved to one in four by late 2022. Researchers from the University of Rochester and Harvard used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…
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Mashup Score: 0WHO weighs in on risks from H5N1 avian flu in Polish pet cats - 9 month(s) ago
In a statement yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the surveillance of human contact of cats infected with H5N1 avian flu in Poland has wrapped up, and none have reported symptoms, and it put the risk as low to moderate for cat owners and those, such as veterinarians, who have occupational exposure. The WHO’s report had more investigation details, but so far, the source of the…
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Mashup Score: 0COVID-19 vaccine tied to reduced deaths in seniors with dementia - 9 month(s) ago
For the first time, researchers have calculated excess deaths among US dementia patients during the pandemic, and they found a reduction in excess mortality among long-term care residents after COVID-19 vaccines were made available. The study was published today in JAMA Neurology. Older adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias are very vulnerable to the COVID…
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Mashup Score: 0Only 1 in 5 US nursing home residents given monoclonal antibodies, antivirals for COVID - 9 month(s) ago
A new study published in JAMA finds that fewer than one in five US nursing home residents received evidenced-based treatment with monoclonal antibodies or oral antiviral drugs for COVID-19, despite being at high risk for poor outcomes. The rate had improved to one in four by late 2022. Researchers from the University of Rochester and Harvard used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…
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Mashup Score: 8COVID-19 vaccine tied to reduced deaths in seniors with dementia - 9 month(s) ago
For the first time, researchers have calculated excess deaths among US dementia patients during the pandemic, and they found a reduction in excess mortality among long-term care residents after COVID-19 vaccines were made available. The study was published today in JAMA Neurology. Older adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias are very vulnerable to the COVID…
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Mashup Score: 6WHO weighs in on risks from H5N1 avian flu in Polish pet cats - 9 month(s) ago
In a statement yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the surveillance of human contact of cats infected with H5N1 avian flu in Poland has wrapped up, and none have reported symptoms, and it put the risk as low to moderate for cat owners and those, such as veterinarians, who have occupational exposure. The WHO’s report had more investigation details, but so far, the source of the…
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Mashup Score: 5Only 1 in 5 US nursing home residents given monoclonal antibodies, antivirals for COVID - 9 month(s) ago
A new study published in JAMA finds that fewer than one in five US nursing home residents received evidenced-based treatment with monoclonal antibodies or oral antiviral drugs for COVID-19, despite being at high risk for poor outcomes. The rate had improved to one in four by late 2022. Researchers from the University of Rochester and Harvard used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…
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Mashup Score: 4Early indicators hint at US COVID-19 uptick - 10 month(s) ago
Though COVID has held at very low levels late spring and into summer, some early indicators show signs of rising activity, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In other developments, the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) fleshed out more details about when the updated COVID-19 vaccine will roll out and how federal health…
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Mashup Score: 0Early indicators hint at US COVID-19 uptick - 10 month(s) ago
Though COVID has held at very low levels late spring and into summer, some early indicators show signs of rising activity, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In other developments, the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) fleshed out more details about when the updated COVID-19 vaccine will roll out and how federal health…
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