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‘That’s Just Part of Aging’: Long Covid Symptoms Are Often Overlooked in Seniors

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Nearly 18 months after getting covid-19 and spending weeks in the hospital, Terry

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Medical Technology Pandemic 

The federal government is offering another round of free COVID tests

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Tamara Keith for NPR) Americans can once again order free COVID-19 tests from the federal government by visiting COVIDtests.gov.

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Aging Nursing Homes Pandemic 

After the Pandemic Hit Nursing Homes Hard, California Lawmakers Push to Tighten Licensing Rules

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Samantha Young for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Johanna Trenerry found a nursing home for her husband

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Aging Pandemic Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Why Won’t More Older Americans Get Their Covid Booster?

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Even as top U.S. health officials say it’s time America learns to live

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Medical Technology Pandemic 

New York hospitals see supply shortages from China lockdowns

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Cailey Gleeson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Healthcare facilities across New York are seeing shortages of chemicals used in imaging

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FDA Pandemic Part D/Prescription Drugs 

FDA limits use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, citing clotting risk

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Helen Branswell for STAT) The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it was limiting access to Johnson &

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Aging Pandemic 

Vaccinated, seniors make up growing share of COVID-19 deaths: Washington Post

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) As the share of deaths among older Americans and those with immunocompromising conditions

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FDA Pandemic Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Experts fear U.S. may default to annual Covid boosters without sufficient data

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Helen Branswell for STAT) A number of vaccine experts are concerned the United States may be sleepwalking into a

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2 new omicron variants are spreading in N.Y. and elsewhere. Here’s what we know

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Michaeleen Doucleff for NPR) On Wednesday, health officials in New York said that two new omicron variants are spreading

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Health Care - General Pandemic 

Routine cancer screenings still down, Dana-Farber CEO says

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Physicians at Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are witnessing the consequences of delayed cancer

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