Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

Knowledge of RSV disease and RSV vaccine eligibility is low among hospitalized older adults, according to a study published online April 1 in JAMA Network Open. Of the 6,746 hospitalized adults aged 60 years or older, 10.4% were RSV-vaccinated and unvaccinated, respectively. The researchers found that 47.2%

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she wanted to receive the first approved shingles vaccine as soon as it became available, even if she had to pay for it out-of-pocket. Some older people are really eager to be vaccinated. Kennedy Jr.,

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Southwest Family Physicians

JANUARY 23, 2025

April 2024 Vaccines For Children According to the CDC, the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones against influenza (flu) is to get a flu vaccine every flu season. Flu is a contagious respiratory disease that can lead to serious illness, hospitalization, or even death. Why get a flu vaccine?

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 28, 2025

70 people (14%) have been hospitalized for serious illnesses, and one child and one adult have died. For comparison, there were 285 cases of measles in the United States in 2024, and there have already been more reported cases than in all but two years since 2000. Kennedy, Jr., since last week.

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Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

In 1996, a variant of H5N1 was documented overseas that resulted in a severe illness in birds and was designated as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). cases in 2024-2025, H5N1 disease in humans had a high mortality rate of up to 50%. Prior to the current U.S. However, the 68 human cases in the U.S.

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Physicians News Digest

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Health officials are urging the public to take preventive measures as hospitals nationwide grapple with a surge in influenza cases. According to the CDC , the onset of the 2024-2025 flu season has been marked by an unusually high number of cases. “This flu season is unprecedented in its intensity,” said Dr. .

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Hospitals are hazardous places for older adults. These hazards include delirium, malnutrition, falls, infections, and hospital associated disability (which about ⅓ of older adults get during a hospital stay). 2020 Hospital at Home-Plus: A Platform of Facility-Based Care. Annals of Int Med.

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