Medications

Trends in the use of psychotropics in older people with dementia

A recent register-based study has examined the impact of Finland's revised clinical guidelines for the treatment of dementia, published in 2017, on the trend of users of psychotropics in older people with dementia in 2009–2020. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

A new COVID booster is here. Will those at greatest risk get it?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends new COVID-19 booster vaccines for all—but many who need them most won't get them. About 75% of people in the United States appear to have skipped last year's bivalent ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Protect yourself and loved ones with the new RSV vaccines

National medicine regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recently approved the world's first vaccines to prevent RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, for infants and elderly adults.

Vaccination

Q&A: What should you know about the new COVID-19 vaccine?

Ahead of the fall respiratory virus season, the Food and Drug Administration has approved two updated COVID-19 vaccines. The new messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech are formulated to better target ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Researchers pinpoint molecular signature of post-stroke depression

Earlier in 2023, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman checked himself into a hospital for clinical depression after suffering a near-fatal stroke. Fetterman's case of post-stroke depression may be one of the most newsworthy, ...

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