2024 Illness Patients Vaccination 
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. were RSV-vaccinated and unvaccinated, respectively. were unsure if they were eligible for vaccination or thought they were not. The researchers found that 47.2%
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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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.
Physicians News Digest
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
According to the CDC , the onset of the 2024-2025 flu season has been marked by an unusually high number of cases. These numbers highlight the critical impact of the outbreak, emphasizing the importance of vaccination and other preventive measures.
Medical Xpress
JUNE 23, 2025
Wood, director of Northeastern Universitys Extreme Medicine Certificate Program, says its important for people to recognize the signs of heat illness and how quickly heat exhaustion can progress to heat stroke, when immersion in cold water is necessary to save lives. Heat stroke is the most serious heat illness, Wood says.
GeriPal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Our conversation covers: The current state of COVID Evidence for COVID boosters, who should get them, and preferences between Novavax and mRNA vaccines COVID treatments like Molnupiravir and Paxlovid Differences in COVID impact on nursing home residents and those with serious illnesses We wrap up with a “magic wand” question.
GeriPal
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
We talk with Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones about the hospital-at-home movement, which has been shown to reduce costs, improve outcomes and improve the patient experience. JAGS Hospital-at-Home Interventions vs In-Hospital Stay for Patients With Chronic Disease Who Present to the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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