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  Nursing Homes Used COVID Meds Less Than Expected During Pandemic

  While nursing home residents are at high risk for bad outcomes if they get COVID-19, use of antiviral treatments, such as monoclonal antibodies, was low through most of 2021 and 2022. The authors of a new study,...

  • Posted July 18, 2023
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  East, Southeast Have the Most Alzheimer’s Cases, New U.S. Study Shows

  A new study offers the first-ever county-level estimates of Alzheimer’s disease in the United States. It shows that the East and Southeast have the highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s dementia, which researchers said may owe in part to...

  • Posted July 17, 2023
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  FDA Approves New Drug to Protect Against RSV in Infants

  MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay Now) — Parents now have a new long-acting drug to protect their children against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common germ that hospitalizes as many as 3% of children under the age...

  • Posted July 17, 2023
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  Weekly Insulin Shot Could Be a Game Changer for Those With Type 2 Diabetes

  People with type 2 diabetes could soon have access to convenient once-a-week insulin shots that could replace the daily injections now required. A once-weekly insulin formulation called icodec performed just as well as daily doses of the...

  • Posted July 17, 2023
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  Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Thinking Declines in Late-Stage Trial

  Another experimental drug meant to slow the damage of Alzheimer’s appears poised to join a growing arsenal of new treatments for this memory-robbing disease. In research published online Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association...

  • Posted July 17, 2023
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  AHA News: Woman’s Heart Conditions Took Her From Dancing to Despair – Then a New Direction

  MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — At 32, Allison Graff saw her life as a treasure. She loved her job in Florida. She owned her own home. She discovered the delights of dancing, which...

  • Posted July 17, 2023
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  How Much of a Difference Is 988 Making a Year After Its Launch?

  The national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has hit its one-year anniversary, and it appears that the public is increasingly turning to the number in times of darkness. The most recent statistics show a substantial increase in...

  • Posted July 17, 2023
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  Concussions Won’t Lower Your Kid’s IQ: Study

  If your child has ever taken a knock to the head on the playing field, a new study has some reassuring news: There’s no evidence that a concussion shaves points from a kid’s IQ. Researchers found that...

  • Posted July 17, 2023
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  Stretch Your Brain as You Age, Lower Your Dementia Risk?

  Writing letters, taking classes and playing mentally stimulating games like chess in your older years could lower your risk of dementia over the next decade, a new study suggests. Researchers in Australia found that journaling, using a...

  • Posted July 17, 2023
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  Gene-Editing Tools Pave Way for New Alzheimer’s Treatments

  Two new studies using CRISPR gene editing offer potential new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. “A pipeline of potential new treatments offers hope for the Alzheimer’s and dementia community,” said Maria Carrillo, chief science officer for the Alzheimer’s...

  • Posted July 17, 2023
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