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CDC advisors say some people as young as 50 should get RSV vaccine

CDC advisors recommended this week that the age at which some patients can get vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus be lowered to 50 years old.

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April 15, 2025
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Long-term care residents face significant barriers to vision screening, eye care

Vision screening and eye care for residents of long-term care facilities have significant potential to enhance quality of life, but there are barriers to care in these communities, according to a review.

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April 15, 2025
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'The five Ms' approach could optimize care for older adults

NEW ORLEANS — Primary care providers should look to the five Ms as a guide to caring for older adults, according to Mary Tinetti, MD, a professor of geriatric medicine in Yale School of Medicine’s department of internal medicine, who spoke at the annual ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

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Low life-space mobility raises death, hospitalization risk for older patients with HFpEF

CHICAGO — Older adults with HF with preserved ejection fraction and low vs. high life-space mobility had double the risk for all-cause mortality and hospitalization with a higher likelihood of multimorbidity, researchers reported.

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March 06, 2025
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Projected Parkinson's disease cases worldwide set to hit 25 million by 2050

Over 25 million people globally will be living with Parkinsons’ disease by 2050, according to a new analysis published in BMJ.

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February 27, 2025
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Q&A: Any amount of physical activity could ‘help break the cycle’ of falls in older adults

Engaging in any amount of physical activity reduced the risk for falls among older women, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

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February 05, 2025
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Extreme heat may trigger thousands of hospitalizations in adults with Alzheimer’s

Older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias faced a greater risk for hospitalization after being continuously exposed to extreme heat, results from a cohort study showed.

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January 23, 2025
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Topical formulation improves skin fragility, bruising of aged skin on arms

Topical formulation repairs skin thinning, fragility and bruising as a result of aging, according to a press release.

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January 08, 2025
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FDA says RSV vaccines must come with Guillain-Barré warning

The FDA is adding a warning about Guillain-Barré syndrome to the respiratory syncytial virus vaccines manufactured by GSK and Pfizer based on data that suggest there may be a link between the shots and the rare disorder.

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January 06, 2025
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Tularemia cases rise nearly 60% in US

Cases of tularemia — a relatively rare zoonotic disease — increased by nearly 60% in the United States from 2011 to 2022 compared with the preceding decade, according to CDC researchers.

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