BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test Has Lower Sensitivity Than RT-PCR
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card (BinaxNOW)...
Read More
Geriatrics
President Biden Unveils Details of National Pandemic Response Plan
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A day after his inauguration, President Joe Biden...
Read More
Hahn Resigns as Head of FDA, Dr. Janet Woodcock New Interim Chief
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Stephen Hahn, M.D., resigned as commissioner of...
Read MoreHigh Cognitive Performance at Age 100 and Beyond
Some centenarians may be resilient or resistant to dementia despite AD pathology burden Centenarians who were cognitively healthy maintained high levels of cognitive function over time despite being exposed to risk factors,...
Read More
Stopping RAS Inhibitors May Worsen Outcomes in CKD
FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The decision to stop renin-angiotensin system (RAS)...
Read More
One-Third of U.S. Adults Likely to Refuse a COVID-19 Vaccine
FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Roughly one-third of Americans say they will...
Read More
Memory Preserved in Rare Aphasia Tied to Alzheimer Disease
FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Individuals with primary progressive aphasia (PPA)...
Read More
Greater Levels of Exercise May Protect Brain in Later Life
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Greater levels of moderate- to vigorous-intensity...
Read More
CDC Describes COVID-19 Trends in Nursing Home Residents, Staff
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Among residents and staff members in U.S. nursing...
Read More
U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Nears 1 Million Doses Per Day
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — One month after the United States began what has...
Read More
COVID-19 Vaccine Recommended for All Americans Over 65
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced...
Read More
Ad26.COV2-S Vaccine Seems Safe, Immunogenic for SARS-CoV-2
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A candidate vaccine, Ad26.COV2.S, with a...
Read More
More Infectious COVID-19 Variant Now Seen in Nine States
TUESDAY, Jan. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The more contagious coronavirus variant that has...
Read More
Disneyland to Be Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Site
TUESDAY, Jan. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Disneyland will become the first mass COVID-19...
Read More
Many Dialysis Patients Report Proficiency in Mobile Health
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Most dialysis patients have access to...
Read More
Laws Promoting Flu Shot for Hospital Workers Can Cut Deaths
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — State laws promoting hospital worker vaccination...
Read More
Post-Hip Fracture Mortality Higher in Patients Living Alone
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Hip fracture patients who live alone have higher...
Read More
Early High-Titer Plasma Reduces Progression of COVID-19
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Progression of mild COVID-19 can be reduced by early...
Read More
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Protection May Last Years, Company Claims
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said the company’s...
Read More
Vaccine Rollout Slows as Many Health Care Workers Balk at Shots
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is meeting resistance...
Read More