FDA Approves First Drug for Imaging Tau Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease
Tauvid (flortaucipir F18) was recently approved for intravenous injection during PET imaging of for patients being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease...
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The Effect of Personality Traits on Risk of Incident Pre‐dementia Syndromes
An intriguing new study was published this month in The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, proposing that personality traits...
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This Just In: FDA Approves Antibiotic to Treat Hospital-Acquired (HAP) and Ventilator-Acquired (VAP) Bacterial Pneumonia
On June 4th, 2020 the FDA approved Recarbrio (imipenem-cilastatin and relebactam) to treat HAP/VAP in patients over 18 years old....
Read MoreCMS Guidelines for Nursing Home Visits Post-COVID
It goes without saying that patients at nursing homes and other long term care facilities are at the most risk...
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FDA Authorizes First Standalone At-Home Sample Collection Kit for COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing
The FDA has officially authorized the first at-home sample collection kit that can be sent off to two different laboratories...
Read MoreArthritis and its Connection to Cardiovascular Disease
Of people aged 65 years or older, 49.6% have reported doctor-diagnosed arthritis according to a 2015 national survey conducted by...
Read MoreFDA Approves First Drug for Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD)
In 2019 Incyte’s drug Jakafi (ruxolitinib) became the first medication FDA approved for the treatment of steroid-refractory acute GVHD in...
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Hot off the Press: FDA Approves New Treatment for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Hot off the Press: FDA Approves New Treatment for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction On May 5, 2020 after...
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Researchers provide new insights into hearing loss
Researchers provide new insights into hearing loss Between one-quarter and one-third of individuals older than 65 experience age related hearing...
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How the Elderly Can Manage the Mental Health Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Due to the strict precautions many geriatric adults are being recommended to take by the CDC, for many patients this...
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