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Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.

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Deana Hendrickson, 66, who provides daily care for three young grandsons in Los Angeles, sought an additional MMR shot, though she was vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella as a child, in case her immunity to measles had waned. . “I’m sort of hectoring,” she acknowledged.

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

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She was resuscitated by EMS, but did not regain higher brain function, and was eventually diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state. Bernie Lo discloses being an Honorarium Recipient and consultant for Takeda starting on 01/23/2024. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

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Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” Diane: Yeah.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

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And we would provide ongoing longitudinal care to them in the home, much like the Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors programs, and other programs like that. And the treatments are different than what hospice might provide in the home setting. You can broaden the scope of diagnoses. I trained at Hopkins. Tacara: Exactly.

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‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options

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By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. In some cases, it is used to intentionally generate profits for health insurers, according to a 2024 U.S. BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — He weighed 97 pounds and wasn’t expected to survive a year with stage 4 cancer.