En breve, dos vacunas podrían proteger a los adultos mayores del VSR
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas mayores cuentan con vacunas para prevenir una influenza y una COVID-19 graves, pero no ha habido nada que las proteja contra el tercer virus respiratorio que contribuyó a la terrible “trip…
Learn MoreSingle Dose of RSV Vaccine Prevents Acute Respiratory Infection in Seniors
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A single dose of an AS01E-adjuvanted respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F protein-based candidate vaccine (RSVPreF3 OA) prevents RSV-related acute respiratory infection and lower respiratory tract dis…
Learn MoreTwo Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older people have vaccines available to prevent severe influenza and COVID-19, but there’s been nothing to protect against the third respiratory virus that contributed to this season’s wretched “triple-demic…
Learn MoreTwo Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older people have vaccines available to prevent severe influenza and COVID-19, but there’s been nothing to protect against the third respiratory virus that contributed to this season’s wretched “triple-demic…
Learn MoreAd26.RSV.preF-RSV preF Protein Vaccine Immunogenic in Seniors
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An adenovirus serotype 26 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vector encoding a prefusion F (preF) protein (Ad26.RSV.preF) in combination with RSV preF protein is immunogenic and prevents RSV-mediated lower re…
Learn MoreSleep Meds Tied to Higher Dementia Risk in White Older Adults
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Frequent sleep medication use is associated with an increased risk for dementia in White older adults, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.Yue Leng, Ph.D., fro…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Pneumonia More Fatal for Older Adults
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 is associated with significantly higher mortality in older adults in the intensive care unit (ICU) versus pneumonias from bacterial or other viral etiologies, according to a study published online Feb…
Learn MoreLong-Term Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Late-Life Depression
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There are harmful associations between long-term exposure to air pollution and an increased risk for late-life depression, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in JAMA Network Open.Xinye Qiu, Ph.D., f…
Learn MoreGeriatric Fracture Program Tied to Improved Outcomes
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Geriatric Fracture Program (GFP), implemented in a mixed-practice health system, resulted in improved inpatient outcomes and reduced costs of care, according to a study published in the February issue of …
Learn MoreEl golf es un ejercicio saludable para los adultos mayores, confirma un estudio
MARTES, 22 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — ¿Quiere mantenerse sano en sus años dorados? Coja sus palos y vaya al campo de golf, sugiere una investigación reciente. En un pequeño estudio, jugar golf superó a caminar, e incluso a las caminatas nó…
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